More LED streetlights to brighten DC, but some are wary

The District Department of Transportation has temporarily agreed to limit installation of the energy-efficient streetlights, D.C. Council member Mary Cheh said, to highways or areas where D.C. police or a local advisory neighborhood commission has specifically requested the change. The benefits of the LEDs include energy savings and better lighting in areas where police or neighbors hope to deter crime. “The problem is, we’re discovering that certain kinds of LED lighting have their own negatives,” Cheh said.