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WashCo Lighting Presentation Dec 2007 |
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Written by Bruce Bartlett
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Monday, 19 May 2008 |
Presenters: Tom Tushnard, Washington County Traffic Engineer, Lori and Lisa, Portland General Electric, Nancy Schmidt, Washington County Neighborhood & Local Streets Lighting
Tom presented an update on the road standards. On October 12, standards were changed for road illumination. A "dark sky" component was added to the standards in this revision and some other elements on city and pedestrian issues and enegery conservation.
Washington County follows IES (Illuminating Engineer Society) and other nationally accepted standards for guidance on lighting. They look at lighting levels and uniformity of the light. Layouts of lighting must be done by a lighting engineer. Certain circumstances with safety, developments or offsite must also follow strict guidelines. Lighting specifications in Community Development Code section 415-5 General Provisions. Highlights: No flickering or flashing lights No lighting in screening or buffering except for pedestrians. No adverse affects on wildlife habitat.
See the minutes from the December 2007 meeting for details. Presentation slides here (300K PDF) |
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Dark Skies Presentation Dec 2006 |
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Written by Bruce Bartlett
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Thursday, 26 April 2007 |
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Presentation by Bob McGown & Dareth Murray of Rose City Astronomers on the issue of excessive street lighting availbable here (PDF, 1.8 Mbyte) |
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Information on County Street Lights |
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Written by Bruce Bartlett
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Tuesday, 31 October 2006 |
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Streetlights are more complicated than you might expect. How you get one installed and who pays for it depends on where it is and why it’s being installed. Here, in brief, are some street lighting code requirements.
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One Square Inch of Silence |
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Written by Bruce Bartlett
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Monday, 30 October 2006 |
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One Square Inch of Silence is the quietest place in the United States. Located in the Hoh Rain Forest at Olympic National Park, it is approximately three miles from the Visitor's Center above Mt. Tom Creek Meadows. Visit: onesquareinch.org
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Wash Co BCC Minutes - Oct 5, 2004 |
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Written by Bruce Bartlett
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Tuesday, 19 September 2006 |
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Original Testimony on CPO 1 Noise Poistion Paper Bruce Bartlett told the Board that CPO 1 has taken formal action on an item regarding vehicle noise. He explained that this was precipitated by the advent of the Teufel project development. Mr. Bartlett mentioned that several CPO 1 members have been fairly stalwart and vocal in pursuing traffic noise issues. He reported that Roger Ellingson, in particular, has spearheaded this effort.
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Noise, Light & Aviation