Iluminando Initiative: enhancing safety and revitalizing business and last updated 2021-07-06 19:22:14-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Brand new lights have been permanently added to downtown Corpus Christi, but they serve a greater purpose than decorating the streets at night. The 100 lit-up trees lined down six blocks of Chaparral Street are intended to enhance security for visitors and businesses, as well as attract new visitors to the area. They are a part of Mayor Guajardo and the Downtown Management District's Iluminando Initiative. âI think that this is going to show the owners of these buildings that the mood is changing, the environment is changing, and its bettering. Thatâs what these lights do,â said Guajardo.