There's new light shining on Dinkytown in Minneapolis tonight. It's part of a $500,000 initiative called "Dinky After Dark."

The money is being spent to install 29 new LED pedestrian lights. The main goal of the program is to make the area safer for students and pedestrians.

The University of Minnesota said the update stemmed from a $40,000 lighting study they conducted.

Dinkytown has had its fair share of after-dark trouble in recent years, from fireworks exploding to unruly crowds.

"Every generation gets a different Dinkytown," Ted Tucker said.

Tucker is the president of the East Bank Neighborhoods Partnership, a nonprofit that represents five neighborhoods, including Dinkytown.

His group, along with the city, students and Councilwoman Robin Wonsley, worked together on this initiat

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