Community
Mandel bike path - Roeselare, Belgium
1. Lighting with positive social impact
I. Improving safety while moving slowly: An application for vulnerable users
We live in an era of urbanisation. More than ever, our private, professional and leisure activities are concentrated in cities. More than half of the world’s population currently lives in urban areas.
In line with the UN SDG target 11.2, we are focused on improving road safety, especially for pedestrians and cyclists. For cyclists, lighting is essential to provide a secure route, clear guidance and ensure safety (subjective and objective). It also increases comfort for all road users. All Schréder luminaires equipped with LensoFlex ® 2 and LensoFlex ® 4 photometric engines can provide dedicated light distributions for active mobility. With this technology, our application engineers can propose the best configuration to address safety challenges. Furthermore, with motion detection sensors, we can adapt the lighting to create a sharp contrast in high-risk areas such as junctions. In 2020, we developed a specific pedestrian crossing lighting distribution for our new IZYLUM and FLEXIA products.
This busy bike path is lit by LED luminaires (14W) fitted with motion detectors and controlled by the Schréder EXEDRA system. Powered by solar panels installed on the roof of the local exhibition centre, it is a truly sustainable and self-supporting lighting system. The solar panels charge a battery which provides the power for the lighting, even during the long winter nights. Portimão pedestrian crossings - Portugal
Lighting solutions to make the difference
A sustainable city is a safe, welcoming city that preserves cultural heritage as well as the fauna and flora. At Schréder, we develop solutions that make this possible.
In the context of the “Together for our Future” project, we concentrate on 2 focus areas:
Improving safety at crossings - for pedestrians and cyclists, particularly taking into account more vulnerable people such as the disabled, elderly and children. Lighting & Smart City solutions (e.g. WiFi) for economically less privileged areas such as run-down neighbourhoods and economically deprived villages.
Smart lighting systems have increased safety, especially on high-volume pedestrian routes in this busy tourist resort where the population increases significantly in the summer. The lighting has also reduced energy consumption, helping the city achieve its goals of a more sustainable infrastructure and mobility.
11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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