Cross River Partnership was extremely pleased to be working with the Greater London Authority, the City of London Corporation, the Rothschild Foundation and others on a research study into lighting in global cities.

Across London, lighting plays a crucial role in social, cultural, and environmental capacities, from cultivating new civic spaces such as the Illuminated River Project, to its potential impacts on mental health and wellbeing, and the need for new energy saving lighting infrastructure.

With the Mayor of London encouraging  a holistic approach to the night-time and lighting, we collaborated with partners to research current issues and challenges, as well as potential effective solutions to sustainable lighting in a growing 24 hour city economy.

The final report can be viewed here – Seeing Clearly: How lighting can make London a better city.

Key recommendations from the report include:

• The development of individual lighting strategies for London boroughs
• Strategy framework and planning guidance from the Mayor of London to support London boroughs.
• Developers should base their lighting interventions on evidence of existing lighting and social conditions
• Education and upskilling around street lighting

Read the report for all recommendations, as well as a useful toolkit for lighting design.

Other key resources can be found below in the Downloads and Links section.