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The article explores the need for adding smart technology systems to light emitting diode (LED) lamps among municipal lighting in smart municipalities in the U.S. It mentions the benefits of adding sensors, controls and communication technology to streetlights in improving the utility of the streetlight and creates potential areas to grid of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. It also adds the smart technology benefits in enhancing street safety with better light quality and improved visibility.

The article discusses the use of light emitting diode (LED) streetlights in the U.S. Topics covered include the benefits of using LED streetlights compared to high-pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights, the upgrading of streetlights in Bellevue, Washington with the help of its local utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE), and the city's plan to convert the streetlights in Northampton, Massachusetts into LED fixtures. It also discusses the three-part conversion of streetlights in Sacramento, California.

The article discusses several reports which appeared in past issues of "American City & County," about street lights. "The New Street Lighting" in the June 1910 issue, highlighted the movement to light up the streets particularly in central business districts. Ray Weirick boasted that the business district of Des Moines, Iowa was lit better than the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France in the May 1911 article entitled "The Development of Des Moines."

Reports on the upgrading of the street lighting in Beverly Hills, California as of May 1, 2004. Population of Beverly Hills; Breakdown of the lamps to be employed; Cost of the upgrade.

Discusses the lighting fixtures that Milwaukee, Wisconsin chose as part of a downtown revitalization project. The historical feeling of the lighting fixtures that compliment the area's architecture styles; Description of the Milwaukee Harp luminaries and the company that was able to replicate the fixtures; Problems that had to be overcome when installing the fixtures.