Urban renewal is a key link in the process of urban development, aiming to improve the quality of the city and the living environment of residents. In 2025, the central government strongly supported the urban renewal action. This move is like a spring breeze, injecting new vitality into urban development. The central government provides fixed subsidies to cities that implement urban renewal actions according to regions, with the maximum total subsidy for each city not exceeding 1.2 billion yuan, and the funds are allocated annually. Its goal is clear, and it strives to significantly improve the level of infrastructure such as urban underground pipe networks through 3 years of exploration, improve the efficiency of domestic sewage collection and treatment, and significantly improve the livable environment of old areas, and form replicable and popularizable models and experiences. Among the many projects of urban renewal, smart lamp poles are emerging, playing a unique and important role.

From the perspective of promoting development, in the renovation of old industrial areas, old factories and old neighborhoods, smart light poles can be used as carriers of 5G base stations to provide high-speed and stable network support for emerging industries such as scientific and technological research and development, cultural creativity, and help industrial transformation and upgrading. In addition, by installing environmental monitoring equipment on smart light poles, real-time data such as air quality and noise can be collected to provide data support for creating a green and comfortable office and consumption environment and promote the construction of vibrant neighborhoods. For example, during the renovation process of a cultural and creative park, smart light poles were used to build a 5G network, attracting many cultural and creative enterprises to settle in. At the same time, environmental monitoring equipment provided data basis for the park to create a comfortable environment, making the park rapidly develop into a new landmark in the city.

The renovation of urban underground pipe networks is an important part of urban renewal. Smart light poles can be equipped with various sensors to monitor the operation status of underground pipe networks in real time. For example, the methane concentration under the manhole cover is monitored by gas sensors. Once the concentration is abnormal, an early warning can be issued in time, greatly improving the efficiency of detecting pipe network leaks. At the same time, smart light poles can be combined with the dynamic update mechanism of the "one map" facility of the underground pipeline network to feed back the monitoring data to the management platform in real time, so as to realize the precise management and maintenance of the underground pipeline network. In the pilot area of Chongqing, the efficiency of pipeline leakage detection has increased by 3 times by using smart light poles equipped with gas sensors, which greatly ensures the safe operation of the urban underground pipeline network.

Smart light poles can be used as important data collection nodes for urban physical examinations. Through the integration of various sensors, data on urban traffic, environment, infrastructure operation and other aspects are collected to provide data support for special urban renewal planning and housing life cycle safety management. For example, by analyzing the traffic flow data collected by smart light poles, a basis can be provided for urban road reconstruction planning; the analysis of environmental monitoring data can help determine the key areas of urban ecological restoration projects. The collection and analysis of these data can better plan urban renewal projects and improve the construction of urban renewal project reserves.

At present, many cities in China have actively applied smart light poles in urban renewal and achieved good results. Some areas in Shenzhen use lamp pole screens linked to geomagnetic sensors to shorten the response time of underground pipe network accidents by 40%; Huangpu District in Guangzhou deploys smart lamp pole screens in urban village renewal, combined with AI cameras to identify illegal electric vehicle entry behaviors, and the fire hazard has decreased by 62% year-on-year; Suzhou Gusu District pilots the "one-screen all-in-one" model, using the LED lamp pole screens on smart lamp poles to display community service information, and the walking distance for the elderly to do things is shortened by 80%. These successful cases provide valuable experience for other cities to apply smart lamp poles in urban renewal.

The central government's financial support for the implementation of urban renewal actions has brought new opportunities for urban development. As an important element in urban renewal, smart lamp poles are playing an irreplaceable role in improving the level of urban infrastructure and improving the livable environment of old areas with their unique advantages. Through the application in model project construction and mechanism construction, smart lamp poles will surely help urban renewal actions achieve fruitful results, contribute to the high-quality development of cities, and light up the new future of urban renewal.