Britain to axe up to 1.5m lampposts — see how it would look | Street lights across the country, particularly in rural areas, may be replaced with cleaner alternatives to cut a £3bn bill

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  • lightposts are generally steel, an axe wouldn't do much
  • 1.5m is kinda short for a lightpost

Lampposts will remain in place in many locations where they are necessary, such as in cities where CCTV cameras rely on good lighting.

Booooo! CCTV is deployed far too broadly.

Lamp posts on that high are also compatible with trees.

I don't follow, can you explain a bit what you mean?

The lamp is under the treetop, not over it or on it's middle. So the trees won't demand extra maintenance to avoid shading the lamp. This way you can plant trees all along the pathway, and as a bonus they will help containing the remaining light pollution from the already small reflection from the pavement.

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