tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post5421860491839621193..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): The Black Hole of NoVa: Reston's Lack of Lighting Can Be Seen From SpaceRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-17414138907515709262015-07-10T17:37:56.646-04:002015-07-10T17:37:56.646-04:00Isn't the lack of light when viewed from space...Isn't the lack of light when viewed from space at night a characteristic shared with North Korea?<br /><br />Another attribute that they might want to share is the North Korean entry requirement that you leave your cell phones at the border when you arrive and pick them up when you leave.<br /><br />And what by they way is that fortified and fenced off restricted area on the top end of Wiehle from which you never see any one leave? Just asking. it sure doesn't look wet enough to be a real water (boarding) authority site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-60208780121969639842015-06-18T19:04:59.194-04:002015-06-18T19:04:59.194-04:00Are the Dark Sky people in league with Internation...Are the Dark Sky people in league with International Society of People Against Sidewalks on Both Sides of the Street? Seriously, why should we make it easier to see nighttime pedestrians forced to walk on the street because there are no sidewalks? If you're run over and killed, don't worry - they'll just let your family know you died for two very good causes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-85038645592101086072015-06-16T23:05:53.001-04:002015-06-16T23:05:53.001-04:00More street lights! More street lights! More str...More street lights! More street lights! More street lights! *holding pitchfork and bullhorn*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-91529161519665496552015-06-12T12:41:11.240-04:002015-06-12T12:41:11.240-04:00^^all of the awards^^^^all of the awards^^Slow Clapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-8499722044291821462015-06-11T12:30:39.740-04:002015-06-11T12:30:39.740-04:00Dark Sky...sounds very Dick Cheney-esque.Dark Sky...sounds very Dick Cheney-esque.The Prince of Darknessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-19431518986707322602015-06-11T07:17:29.545-04:002015-06-11T07:17:29.545-04:00Dark Reston. I like that.Dark Reston. I like that.The Convictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-53817067227140330972015-06-09T21:22:55.379-04:002015-06-09T21:22:55.379-04:00"Shadowood Condominiums and the Hunters Woods..."Shadowood Condominiums and the Hunters Woods areas actually are pretty well lit."<br /><br />There isn't enough candlepower in the world...McGruffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-55383701412135208962015-06-09T20:56:15.644-04:002015-06-09T20:56:15.644-04:00Shadowood Condominiums and the Hunters Woods areas...Shadowood Condominiums and the Hunters Woods areas actually are pretty well lit. The answer to the problem is not more street lights in Reston. One answer is to have a greater Fairfax County Police presence beyond the usual rush-hour speed traps on Sunrise Valley and Soapstone. Foot and/or bicycle patrols? Police officers present in the community and getting to know the residents? Another suggestion is that Ms. Hudgins should concentrate on helping Reston's current residents rather than facilitating the "Tysons Cornerization" of the community by real estate developers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-72762537804947243412015-06-09T15:59:37.274-04:002015-06-09T15:59:37.274-04:00Here's hoping Ashburn is first across the even...Here's hoping Ashburn is first across the event horizon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-64887822037527134752015-06-09T15:31:53.775-04:002015-06-09T15:31:53.775-04:00If Reston is truly a "black hole," why i...If Reston is truly a "black hole," why isn't it sucking in the light from all the communities around us? Wait, maybe it is a black hole and we don't know it--it's planning to suck in all the density that could be spread around us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-85716905982043363792015-06-09T15:05:10.560-04:002015-06-09T15:05:10.560-04:00Lot's of crime in DC, and also lots of street ...Lot's of crime in DC, and also lots of street lights - that proves itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-16861986155930984252015-06-09T13:30:50.857-04:002015-06-09T13:30:50.857-04:00Yep. Every decade or so, this seems to come up. B...Yep. Every decade or so, this seems to come up. But people either 1) realize they appreciate the lack of light pollution or 2) realize the astronomical expense of upgrading aging 1960s outdoor lighting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-75033896179480271242015-06-09T12:51:53.996-04:002015-06-09T12:51:53.996-04:00Seems to me it's an old issue, possibly dating...Seems to me it's an old issue, possibly dating to the '70's. I think during the 80's there seemed to be a surge of crime in the area west of Glade and Reston Ave (as it was) and neighborhood associations like Pinecrest argued for brighter lights than the late 60's designers had seen fit to install. Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-63642637246916656012015-06-09T12:43:55.707-04:002015-06-09T12:43:55.707-04:00"You can't mug what you can't see!&qu..."You can't mug what you can't see!" <br />Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha, ha ha, ha ha, ha!!!! <br /><br />Dream on Reston!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-10202433581427947162015-06-09T12:25:13.375-04:002015-06-09T12:25:13.375-04:00I'm with the Dark Sky people actually, there&#...I'm with the Dark Sky people actually, there's ample evidence that excessive street lights are contributing to major health problems as they disrupt sleep. Brighter streetlights will just bring on more issues with our general health, and if they don't help with crime issues (which seems legit, I always thought that was a sketchy correlation anyway) then why would we go about putting in something that will hurt more than it helps? It'd just be a waste of money really.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com