Bureau Of Street Lights

What Bureau Of Street Lights does

The Bureau of Street Lighting (legal entity: City of Los Angeles Public Works, Bureau of Street Lighting) is the municipal bureau responsible for public street lighting across Los Angeles, managing a network of more than 200,000 street lights with roots in lighting service dating back to 1850. Operationally, it functions as a city department under the City of Los Angeles Public Works umbrella rather than a private enterprise, and is headquartered at 1149 S. Broadway, Suite 200, Los Angeles. The bureau has repositioned its legacy lighting mandate as a connected-infrastructure platform, with core products including a Smart Lighting Network, multi-functional Smart Poles, EV Charging Stations, Sensor Technologies, and Safety Solutions (LED modernization for tunnels, crosswalks, high-collision corridors).

The technology stack centers on a network of connected street lighting assets that double as data and service delivery nodes, complemented by an Online Services Portal for outage reporting, permits, and forms, and supported by field operations for installation, maintenance, and emergency response. Distribution combines digital self-service with in-person public counters and mobile field crews operating across city geography. Revenue is generated through a recurring property assessment under District no. 5500 (administered under California Proposition 218) and supplemented by the City of Los Angeles general municipal budget, rather than through traditional commercial pricing or external funding rounds. Primary customers are Los Angeles residents (who consume public safety, EV charging, and outage-reporting services) and property owners (who fund the assessment district).

Name

Bureau Of Street Lights

Legal name

City of Los Angeles Public Works, Bureau of Street Lighting

Website

https://bsl.lacity.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Bureau of Street Lighting is the City of Los Angeles municipal bureau operating a network of 200,000+ street lights, delivering connected-infrastructure services including EV charging, smart poles, sensors, and safety lighting to Los Angeles residents and property owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Street Lighting Services

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Road Lighting & Visibility Safety Systems (Street Lighting, High-Mast, LED Upgrades, Solar Beacons) (TLAJAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Street Lighting & Area Lighting Electrical Infrastructure (IMAFAHAJ), Street Lighting & Area Lighting EPC / Maintenance (EUAEACAH)

Keywords

• Municipal street lighting
• Smart city infrastructure
• EV charging stations
• Connected city networks
• Public safety lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Street Lighting Assessment: Property owners within the City of Los Angeles are assessed fees for street lighting services through District no. 5500. This is a recurring assessment based on property characteristics that funds the maintenance and operation of street lighting infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The LA Bureau of Street Lighting operates and maintains a municipal network of more than 200,000 street lights across Los Angeles. It delivers public illumination, EV charging stations, smart poles, sensor technologies, and connected city infrastructure services to residents and property owners, and administers the Street Lighting Assessment (District no. 5500) under Proposition 218 to fund the system.

Product overview

The LA Bureau of Street Lighting operates a network of more than 200,000 street lights as the core infrastructure platform. The product portfolio centers on the Smart Lighting Network for connected streetlight management, complemented by EV Charging Stations, Smart Poles, Sensor Technologies, and Safety Solutions modules. Additional services include Streetlight Outage Reporting, Street Lighting Assessment administration, Permits and Business Services, and the Museum of Street Lighting for historical outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BSL Bright Lights Safe Nights: Logo/branding used for the Bureau's public safety messaging initiative.

Products and services

• Smart Lighting Network Connected street lighting infrastructure network that enables remote monitoring, control, and management of more than 200,000 streetlights across Los Angeles, serving as the backbone for the city's smart city initiatives.
• EV Charging Stations Electric vehicle charging stations integrated into street lighting poles across Los Angeles, providing residents and visitors with convenient access to public EV charging.
• Smart Poles Multi-functional street light poles equipped with connectivity, sensor, and digital service technology to support smart city applications across Los Angeles.
• Safety Solutions Public safety features integrated into the street lighting infrastructure, including specialized lighting for tunnels, crosswalks, and high-collision areas in Los Angeles.
• Streetlight Outage Reporting Online self-service allowing Los Angeles residents to report streetlight outages and track the status of repair requests via case ID.
• Street Lighting Assessment (District no. 5500) Property assessment program that funds street lighting services across Los Angeles, administered under Proposition 218 for property owners within the city.
• Permits and Business Services Permitting services for streetlight pole attachments, contractor resources, and approved pole manufacturer listings, available to businesses and contractors operating in Los Angeles.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Itron: Provides smart streetlight networks, utility metering, and city IoT platforms. Comparable to BSL because both operate large-scale urban lighting/utility networks with sensor overlays for city services.
• Silver Spring Networks (now Itron): Pre-acquisition, Silver Spring Networks built large-scale smart city/lighting networks using RF mesh, including for municipal streetlights. Now part of Itron, the platform remains a direct competitive reference for BSL's connected-infrastructure stack.
• GE Current, a Daintree company: Major provider of networked street lighting and smart city infrastructure in North America. Direct peer because its LightGrid/Sensor Intelligent Platforms deliver the same connected-lighting functionality (remote monitoring, dimming, metering) that BSL's Smart Lighting Network offers.
• Telensa: Specialist in wireless smart street lighting controls used by municipalities globally. Peer because its Urban smart-lighting platform competes head-to-head with BSL's Smart Lighting Network as a connected-lighting management solution.
• CIMCON Lighting: Provider of smart city and smart street lighting controls including wireless controllers and asset management. Comparable niche peer offering similar sensor-equipped, networked streetlight controllers.
• NYC DOT Street Lighting: Municipal street lighting division for New York City, managing a similarly large (300,000+) streetlight inventory. Closest direct public-sector peer in scale, function, and mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Acuity Brands: Large North American lighting and building solutions manufacturer offering street/roadway luminaires and controls (DTL, ROAM). Comparable as an incumbent equipment vendor whose products and controls stack compete for BSL's specification.
• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global leader in connected LED street lighting and CityTouch/Signify Cityflux smart-light management. Comparable as the dominant technology vendor whose products (LEDs, controls, luminaires) underpin municipal smart-streetlight networks, including BSL's.
• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP): Municipal utility providing electricity to Los Angeles, including the power feeding BSL's streetlights. Comparable because LADWP controls the generation/transmission backbone and increasingly the EV charging and smart-grid programs that overlap with BSL's smart-pole/EV roadmap.

Emerging players

• ChargePoint: Major EV charging network operator. Tangentially comparable because BSL's integrated EV charging stations compete for the same curbside public-charging use case that ChargePoint and similar networks are scaling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lalight
• Instagraminstagram.com/lastreetlights
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bureau-of-street-lights

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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