AND SHOWS US HOW IT’S MEANT TO TRANSFORM THE AREA. FLIPPING THE SWITCH FOR A BRIGHTER DOWNTOWN. THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP DEBUTING THESE NEW LED MARQUEE LIGHTS HERE ON K STREET. THESE BRAND-NEW LIGHTS STRETCH FROM THE DOWNTOWN COMMONS TO THE STATE CREDIT UNION CONVENTION CENTER. THIS IS ALL AIMED AT IMPROVING VISIBILITY, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, AND CREATING A MORE ACTIVE, WELCOMING CORRIDOR. LIGHTING IS FOUNDATIONAL. YOU KNOW, WITHOUT A CLEAN, SAFE, VIBRANT, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. YOU KNOW, ANY COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR LIKE THE K STREET MALL IS NOT GOING TO REACH ITS FULL POTENTIAL. SO WE KNEW THAT LIGHTING WAS A FOUNDATIONAL INVESTMENT UPON WHICH EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING TO BE BUILT UPON. THE LIGHTING HONORS K STREET’S HISTORIC MARQUEE HERITAGE AND CAN BE CHANGED TO CREATE A DIFFERENT FEEL EVERY NIGHT. THE BEAUTY OF THIS SYSTEM IS IT CAN CHANGE ANY COLOR ON DEMAND. WE HAVE A 365 DAY CALENDAR THAT WILL HAVE A PROGRAM FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, AND THEN WE CAN TURN IT ON AND TURN IT OFF, DEPENDING ON WHEN THE KINGS WIN OR THE A’S WIN. NOW THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP SAYS THIS NEW LIGHTING SUPPORTS FOOT TRAFFIC HERE ON K STREET AS WELL ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO RIDE THEIR BIKES DOWN HERE AND USE
Downtown Sacramento shines with new LED lighting on K Street
Updated: 11:27 PM PST Nov 4, 2025
Downtown Sacramento’s K Street has been transformed with a new LED lighting system designed to improve visibility, enhance pedestrian safety, and create a more welcoming environment.The new lights stretch from Downtown Commons to the Safe Credit Union Convention Center. The Sacramento Downtown Partnership introduced the programmable lights to enhance the area.”Lighting is foundational, you know, without a clean, safe, vibrant, welcoming environment. Any commercial corridor like the K Street Mall is not going to reach its full potential. So we knew that lighting was a foundational investment upon which everything else is going to be built upon,” said Scott Ford, the deputy director from the Downtown Partnership.The lighting system honors K Street’s historic marquee heritage and can be adjusted to create a different ambiance each night. “The beauty of this system is that it can change any color on demand. We have a 365-day calendar that will have a program for every day of the year, and then we can turn it on and turn it up, depending on when the Kings win or the A’s win,” said Michael Sestak from Sestak Lighting Design.The Downtown Partnership emphasized that better lighting supports evening foot traffic, biking, and transit use on K Street.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Downtown Sacramento’s K Street has been transformed with a new LED lighting system designed to improve visibility, enhance pedestrian safety, and create a more welcoming environment.
The new lights stretch from Downtown Commons to the Safe Credit Union Convention Center. The Sacramento Downtown Partnership introduced the programmable lights to enhance the area.
“Lighting is foundational, you know, without a clean, safe, vibrant, welcoming environment. Any commercial corridor like the K Street Mall is not going to reach its full potential. So we knew that lighting was a foundational investment upon which everything else is going to be built upon,” said Scott Ford, the deputy director from the Downtown Partnership.
The lighting system honors K Street’s historic marquee heritage and can be adjusted to create a different ambiance each night.
“The beauty of this system is that it can change any color on demand. We have a 365-day calendar that will have a program for every day of the year, and then we can turn it on and turn it up, depending on when the Kings win or the A’s win,” said Michael Sestak from Sestak Lighting Design.
The Downtown Partnership emphasized that better lighting supports evening foot traffic, biking, and transit use on K Street.
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