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Manly Lagoon Park To Be Lit At Night?

17/2/2018

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Manly Lagoon Park may be lit up all night under a Masterplan currently on display  by Northern Beaches Council.  The plan is intended to address safety issues for cyclists, runners & walkers who use the park after work.  But locals say the proposed   21 6m-high poles, will completely change the parks nature.  The poles, which will be similar to 2/3 size street lights, are planned to  every 20m along the existing foot path/cycle way.
Local residents worry  the bright lighting will encourage late-night drinking parties and scare off native animals. They say that's exactly what happened during the council's lighting trial a few years ago. 

The trial, which focussed mainly on low intensity solar lights, found that the low-key lighting was too dim to meet Australian standards. 

The light pole proposal has been funded to go ahead this financial year. However community concerns may prompt a rethink.  One suggestion is to turn the lights off after 10pm, but that may also fail to meet Australian standards..

More information and your chance to have a say on the Council's website here. 
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Queenscliff Lagoon Park. The red line marks the boundary of the area. The purple line is the cycle/foot path.
PictureLight intensity is greatest in the middle of the envelope. The small green circles are the proposed light poles.

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Chris Abbott
7/3/2018 09:00:43 am

Wish they would look at the path between Federation Point and Delwood beach again.

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Janice Meldrum link
17/3/2018 03:02:50 pm

Sometimes I find "Australian Standards "can be a bit of a worry. A bit of common sense, sadly in short supply these days, would better suit this complex situation involving residents, nighttime users whether cyclists or walkers, native animals emerging at night etc. Low key lighting would appear to suit this situation but every 20 metres seems like overkill.Shading the lagoon side of the light could be helpful, maybe.

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