Jeez, I must not get out after dark much...I can't say I've seen the new street lights...or maybe just didn't notice...
I do know this...ANYTIME someone visits (who isn't from the area), the first thing they say, is what the (blank) kind of lighting do you have here? Are those bug lights? Do they keep bugs away?
I always laugh...I reply...c'mon, we just got indoor plumbing here, waddya want?
So, while I'm no lighting officiando, I am glad we're moving to something else...
The bike lighting comment is worrisome...but not anymore than helmet lights (IMHO)...when I'm in a vehicle, I can see a handlebar mounted light projecting forward, but not one that is mounted on a helmet projecting the direction of the wearer...which when at an intersection / crossroad is anywhere but forward...