hi roger,
if you uploaded a pro forma submission that people could then send in, i'm sure you would have a lot more IIS'ers making a submission.
i had a quick look and point out some of the points that stand out for me:
the strategy has a signfiicant 'pro-lighting' bias, here are a few points that illustrate this language used:
- photometric map and identifies areas of low lux readings as 'poorly lit' areas.
- "
In order to position itself amongst international cities, Perth needs highly visible and interesting contemporary lighting to encourage a night time economy"
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Improved lighting is closely tied to reductions in crime rates and improved levels of public safety. Areas which are well lit and have opportunities for passive surveillance (or “eyes on the street”) are far less likely to experience incidents of criminal or anti-social activity.
Lighting also improves perceptions of safety for visitors to an area..."
- "there are specific locations where people don’t feel safe. This is most commonly experienced after dark and relates to poor lighting, isolation and / or antisocial behaviour."
the strategy needs to define what "improved lighting" and "well lit" actually mean. you can bet that means lights going in everywhere.
infact the social and safety section appears to be the longest.
While there is a small 'light pollution' section it is clearly given hardly any weight and efficiency is also brushed over. There are some good ideas with regard to lights being dimmer later in the night this would only occur around town squares and major boulevards.
seeing the strategy is so concerned about more lighting the design and baffling of these lights are the major concern and it fails to address this.
anyway, i have looked a lot of strategies in my time and it needs to be significantly boosted in the light pollution area, efficiency, effects on human health, and detailed street light design.
cheers
rusty