Lighting Design in Our Historic Districts

I’ve received several emails about the new lights being installed on I Street.  The problem for these readers seems to be that the lights are… ugly.  They straddle the Historic North Slope District and the Historic Stadium District and add very little value – other than light.  People asked for more light and they got light.  The problem is now one of design.  Could our new lights have helped develop our sense of history and community instead of simply being functional?  Or is that too much to ask and/or consider?