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Plenty Creek Track (Banyule City Council)
Background
Having seen the SolarOne lighting concept and it’s technology, Banyule undertook a relatively small project connecting Lower Plenty Road with the Plenty River Trail. It was new path and required some form of delineation or guide lighting, as it was sloped and slightly hazardous connecting with an existing path and a highway.
The brief was to provide suitable sustainable lighting that made the path safer, and of course being in a reserved area, minimise environmental damage and costs.
Feedback from users and council has been excellent.
Details and Aim of Installation
| Project Aims |
- To make the pathway safer and more enjoyable for pedestrains and joggers after dusk by
- delineating the pathway
- marking the hazards
- defining the path direction and length
- making it appear safer
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| Site Location |
- Google Earth 37. 42′ 44 S and 144. 57’50 E
- Section of the Upfield Path through past Fawkner Cemetery, between railway track and cemetery boundary fence
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| Site Environment |
- .07 kilometers long and 2.7 meters wide
- Shared Cyclist and Pedestrian pathway
- Two crossing of roads and paths
- Concrete surfaces
- Some lighting spillage from tennis court lights when operating, not significant
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| Lighting Goals |
- To indicate crossing
- To indicate approach to crossing
- To show direction of pathway
- To indicate pathway risks such as hidden crossings, dips, etc.
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| Installation Issues |
- New concrete pathway 150 mm deep reinforced concrete so lights were installed at the time of concreting
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| Installation Date |
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Site Photographic
Results
| Effect |
- Effect of existing light sources (Light wash)
- Other than the occasional tennis court lighting there was no spillage
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| Reliability |
- At March 2010 all working as planned
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| Visibility |
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| Surface Contact |
- No slipping
- No obstruction
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| Durability |
- No damage or apparent vandalism attacks
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| Installation |
- All lights secured and no attempts to remove
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