CHAPTER XV 

 PARK LIGHTING* 



SECTION I 

 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 



Park lighting, including the three main classes of general park lighting, 

 floodlighting for decoration, and night lighting for sports, is a necessary 

 element in park planning. One of the primary reasons for adequate general 

 park lighting is the consequent lessened possibility of night crime and 

 accidents. "A street lamp is as good as a policeman,"- - a statement attrib- 

 uted to a former Chicago mayor is one which may well be applied to 

 park lighting. Undoubtedly, good lighting multiplies the effectiveness of 

 the park police force. 



The question of night traffic accidents occurring on park boulevards is 

 closely related to studies made of thoroughfares in some of our larger cities. 

 These surveys, covering thirty-two cities over a period of a year, have 

 shown that 17.6 per cent of night automobile accidents are directly attrib- 



PLATE No. 284. LIGHTING STANDARDS MAY BE SO CHOSEN THAT THEY FORM A VERY 

 INCONSPICUOUS PART OF THE BACKGROUND 



1 Courtesy of Engineering Department, National Lamp Works of General Electric Company. 



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