INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis will be a little brighter soon.
Tuesday morning, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced where the city's newest streetlights will be installed, the first streetlights in 35 years.
The lights will be spread across Indianapolis. Some will be near the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, with others near the intersection of 10th and Rural. See the map below for all the locations.
Called "Operation Night Light," Hogsett announced the plan in his State of the City address in May.
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The 35-year moratorium was put in place by former Mayor Bill Hudnut as a cost-saving measure.
Community advocates have asked for years for the moratorium to be lifted, linking insufficient lighting to crime and other unwanted behaviors, along with an increased number of car-versus-pedestrian crashes.
"It is important because you see how dark it is, we need to get light in these areas and light it up," Rev. Charles Harrison said. "When we patrol, we tend to walk down dark streets, and sometimes you can't see people until they are right up on you."
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The first phase is being funded through a partnership with Indianapolis Power and Light.
Phase Two will include a complete assessment of streetlights, also funded by IPL.
Neighborhoods have been submitting requests for streetlights while the city looks for areas where the light would be needed.
