KYW — Philly’s LED streetlight replacement project offers a bright career path for at-risk young people

Philadelphia Inquirer — Philadelphia is installing 130,000 LED street lights. Here's how the upgrades will affect crime, traffic safety, light pollution, and more.

6ABC — A new initiative in West Philadelphia has become a bright spot in more ways than one for its residents.

West Philly Local — In an effort to improve energy efficiency as well as public safety, the City has kicked off construction for the Philly Streetlight Improvement Project, a citywide initiative to replace and connect approximately 130,000 streetlights into a network of more efficient and longer-lasting diode (LED) lights.

Philly Voice — Philadelphia has started replacing its 130,000 streetlights with LED lights that can be dimmed and brightened remotely and that use less energy than those currently in use.

KYW — The City of Philadelphia celebrated the launch of its Philly Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP) on Tuesday, which officials estimate will ultimately save money, increase public safety and improve reliability.

WHYY — The long-awaited conversion of more than 100,000 Philadelphia street lights to LEDs starts this month. The project is expected to improve safety and quality of life in places plagued by street light outages.

NBC10 — Once the sun sets, that’s when the streetlights around Philly turn on—but not every area is well-lit. That is changing with the launch of the city’s Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP) that kicked off Tuesday.

6ABC — Construction is now officially underway to improve streetlights throughout Philadelphia. It's being called the single largest energy conservation project the city has ever undertaken.

Philadelphia Inquirer — Philadelphia will replace all of the city’s 130,000 streetlights with energy-efficient bulbs over the next two years with the dual purpose of showering high-crime neighborhoods in brighter light and cutting electricity use citywide.

City leadership and the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) announced the kickoff of construction for the Philly Streetlight Improvement Project, a citywide project to replace and connect approximately 130,000 streetlights into a network of more efficient, longer-lasting, remotely-controlled light emitting diode (LED) lights.

On October 18, 2022, the Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP) hosted a community kick-off event at the Academy of Natural Sciences. The event recording features details on the citywide streetlight conversion to LEDs with an emphasis on how community involvement will help shape the project.