“The cameras, they don’t matter in the city. He tells me he thinks Green Light might be giving some patrons a false sense of security. I find a customer who has heard of the program, Michael Sterling. This despite the fact that there are more than 700 properties with flashing Green Lights in the city of Detroit. Multiple customers and even a worker say they don’t know what Project Green Light is. It’s just across the street, but the clientele here seem like they’re a world apart. The business does not have a Green Light. On the other side of the intersection sits another gas station - this one an Exxon with a Subway sandwich shop attached. Ismail Salah serves a customer at the gas station he manages, with a security footage display in his view. And when crimes do happen, he says, the police come right away. Salah says thefts and other crimes still happen but he feels like incidents have decreased since the business joined Green Light. “So, I always come here because I make sure I’m safe,” she says. It’s my favorite one,” says Hunter.Ĭustomer Keshia Johnson says she feels more at ease patronizing Green Light stations. “I feel really comfortable when I come to this gas station. David Hunter says he likes that the place is monitored 24/7. Indeed, almost every customer I talk to here is a fan of the program. “Before at night they’d be afraid but now they’re happy,” Salah says. He says he’s gotten good feedback from his customers since joining the program about five years ago. Manager Ismail Salah says the expense has been worth it for his station. On top of that initial investment, businesses have to pay for high-powered Wi-Fi to transmit video. In order to participate in Project Green Light, businesses must pay for the installation of required cameras, signs and additional lighting, a cost of around $5,000. Listen and subscribe to Tracked and Traced:Īpple Podcast - Spotify - NPR - Stitcher - Google Podcasts
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