Village Walk Plaza

The shopping centers near California Oaks Road in Murrieta have been a pleasure to visit in that there used to be no excessive white light greeting the eyes of any motorist. As you approach this area on I-15, you can see all the stores well. Unfortunately, Murrieta broke with this pleasant standard when creating the new Village Walk Plaza. Now when you approach Village Walk Plaza, your night-time vision is assaulted with first the glare of white wall packs on the buildings next adjacent ot the freeway.

This is unnecessary and in conflict with drawing customers. It is unnecessary because a simple shield would direct the light onto the area near the building, which is where the light is needed. Instead, much of the white light shines onto the freeway and into the sky. There is never any reason for a business to shine bright light onto a road. Imagine driving south on I-15. At the point where you need to make a lane change in order to get off at California Oaks and visit Village Walk Plaza, you get the bright glare of Village Walk's lights. Village Walk is interfering with the safety of making a lane change. Why would these businesses want that? They don't. How to implement white light was a forgotten part of developing this shopping mall.

Glare bombs on sticks

The second assault on one's night vision comes from the glare bombs on sticks, a decorative light used on all the building facades in this mall.

The light pattern on the walls betrays the flaw of these lights. most of the light is shining upward and outward where it creates glare for motorists on I-15 and light pollution for the community and Palomar Observatory. A simple solution is to turn off these lights after hours.