Much of Exeter will go dark overnight in the summer.
Devon County Council has revealed details of plans to increase the number of districts which will have streetlights switched off overnight after a series of trials in the city.
The council has revealed the list of provisional dates for the spread of part-night street lighting across the city.
They are as follows: Duryard and Pennsylvania - June 2014; St David's and St James - July 2014; Priory and St Leonard's - September 2014; Newton and Polsloe - November 2014; Pinhoe and Mincinglake - January 2015; Heavitree and Whipton Barton - February 2015; St Loye's and Topsham - March 2015.
Alphington, Cowick, St Thomas and Exwick have already switched to part-night lighting when lights in residential areas are off from 12.30am to 5.30am each evening.
Alphington city councillor Rod Ruffle patrolled the streets between 1am and 3am the other evening and spoke to several shift workers about the effect the blackout was having on them.
He said: "What surprised me was the amount of light still available. Some of that came from lighting on private properties and firms on the trading estates.
"I was also able to talk to nine people during the small hours and most thought it was 'good to save money' as they saw it.
"Later on during the night I spoke to a couple of our refuse collectors who also saw it as a good scheme to save money.
"In my limited survey of six cyclists who leave to go to work early none of them expressed any worries."
Cllr Stuart Hughes, Devon's cabinet member for highways management said: "Since the introduction of the scheme in Exeter, starting in Alphington and Cowick, the feedback we have received are mainly enquiries from people who have been unaware of the introduction of the scheme and some initial complaints about the lights being switched off.
"The majority of the feedback we received during the city-wide consultation events has helped develop the scheme and that has helped us create a network of 'walking home routes' which will remain lit all night. Busy areas of the city centre and main roads will also remain lit all night."
