The role played by the standard streetlight, now and in the future
Today the City of Los Angeles has more than 223,000 streetlights in operation, in more than 400 different styles. These systems, installed beginning in the early 20th century, reflect a range of communities and a diverse number of chapters in the City’s history.
It is the goal of the City to maintain the historical streetlight systems whenever possible. The City’s basic streetlights, meanwhile, were introduced in the 1950s and are used on major and some residential streets. The basic streetlight currently is a tapered round galvanized steel pole that has a four-foot arm with a standard street light fixture at the end that provides for the illumination of the roadway. There is no base or other decorative element of this pole. This basic system has been in place since mid-century with a few iterations, including fluted poles.
A City’s streetlight system is part of the urban landscape; it can either be used to define or blend into the fabric of this landscape. In Los Angeles the standard streetlight has typically done the latter. The basic light pole has also proved to be the “hat rack” of the city, convenient for the attachment of a great variety of elements including cameras, street signs and banners.
Now, as the age of technology accelerates, the streetlights in the City of LA have the potential to hold a range of so-called Smart City elements. The standard pole is ready to take on a new form.
Mwanga wa mitaani wa kawaida, sasa na siku zijazo: Leo, jiji la Los Angeles lina zaidi ya taa za mitaani 223,000 katika shughuli, katika mitindo zaidi ya 400. Mifumo hii, iliyowekwa kuanzia mwanzoni mwa karne ya 20, inaonyesha jamii mbalimbali na idadi tofauti ya sura katika historia ya Jiji. Ni lengo la Jiji kudumisha mifumo ya kihistoria ya taa za mitaani wakati wowote iwezekanavyo. Taa za barabara za msingi za jiji, wakati huo huo, zilianzishwa katika miaka ya 1950 na hutumiwa kwenye barabara kuu na baadhi ya barabara za makazi. Taa ya barabara ya msingi kwa sasa ni pole ya chuma ya galvanized ya mviringo ambayo ina mkono wa miguu minne na kiunganishi cha taa ya barabara ya kawaida mwishoni mwa barabara ambayo hutoa mwangaza wa barabara. Hakuna msingi au kipengele kingine cha mapambo cha nguzo hii. Mfumo huu wa msingi umekuwapo tangu katikati ya karne na marekebisho machache, ikiwa ni pamoja na nguzo za fluted. Mfumo wa taa za mitaani za Jiji ni sehemu ya mandhari ya mijini; inaweza kutumika kufafanua au kuunganisha katika kitambaa cha mandhari hii. Katika Los Angeles taa za kawaida za barabarani kwa kawaida zimefanya jambo la pili. Nguzo ya msingi ya taa pia imethibitika kuwa "rack ya kofia" ya jiji, rahisi kwa ajili ya kuunganisha aina kubwa ya vipengele ikiwa ni pamoja na kamera, ishara za mitaani na mabango. "Kwa sababu ya teknolojia ya kisasa, taa za barabara za LA zina uwezo wa kuhifadhi ""vitu vya Smart City.""" Nguzo ya kawaida iko tayari kuchukua umbo jipya.