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===Subsequent events=== In the fall of 2014, the Charles River Conservancy announced that an anonymous donor would fund an upgrade of the street lights for both the roadway and both sidewalks on the bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/13/call-smoot-lighting-million-gift-will-brighten-mass-ave-bridge/5UehpL7Zk7YV9gWB3hb3KP/story.html|title=Smoot lighting: $2.5 million gift will brighten Mass. Ave. bridge - Metro - The Boston Globe|work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=October 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecharles.org/2014/10/2-5-million-gift-will-shed-light-on-the-harvard-bridge-2/|title=$2.5 million gift will shed light on the Harvard Bridge|publisher=Thecharles.org|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022195250/http://www.thecharles.org/2014/10/2-5-million-gift-will-shed-light-on-the-harvard-bridge-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The new roadway and aesthetic lighting was installed in 2015, highlighting the smoot marks along the sidewalk. The design was selected after a competition won by [[Miguel Rosales]] of Rosales + Partners.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://slice.mit.edu/2014/10/21/smoot-lights-harvard-bridge/ |title=Smoot Lighting to Set the Mood on Harvard Bridge |access-date=November 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129162140/https://slice.mit.edu/2014/10/21/smoot-lights-harvard-bridge/ |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Ramos | first = Nestor | title = $2.5 million gift will shed light on the Harvard Bridge | work = Boston Globe | publisher = [[Boston Globe]] | date = October 14, 2014 | url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/13/call-smoot-lighting-million-gift-will-brighten-mass-ave-bridge/5UehpL7Zk7YV9gWB3hb3KP/story.html | access-date = October 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = With Smoot design, Harvard Bridge is the latest to shine | work = Boston Globe | publisher = [[Boston Globe]] | date = October 21, 2014 | url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2014/10/20/with-smoot-design-harvard-bridge-latest-shine/wjmtXBm32Zlt7ndXm9LHhO/story.html | access-date = October 22, 2014 }}</ref> The light posts were located {{convert|30|sm|ft m|sigfig=4}} apart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.mit.edu/V134/N54/smoot.html|title=Smoot legacy continues on Harvard Bridge - The Tech|publisher=Tech.mit.edu|access-date=November 20, 2014}}</ref> "It will provide safe lighting for pedestrians and drivers, and the elements of design on the bridge will be pulled out and emphasized. It will become a really beautiful bridge," said Renata von Tscharner, founder and president of the Charles River Conservancy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/09/02/massachusetts-avenue-bridge-light-project-donor/|title=An Anonymous Donor Is Bringing Light to the Mass. Ave. Bridge|publisher=Bostonmagazine.com|access-date=October 17, 2014|date=September 2, 2014|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021114037/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/09/02/massachusetts-avenue-bridge-light-project-donor/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecharles.org/2014/09/an-anonymous-donor-is-bringing-light-to-the-mass-ave-bridge/|title=An Anonymous Donor is Bringing Light to the Mass. Ave. Bridge|publisher=Thecharles.org|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022195245/http://www.thecharles.org/2014/09/an-anonymous-donor-is-bringing-light-to-the-mass-ave-bridge/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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