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Carla Jenkins

Sauchiehall Street's 'beautiful Glasgow' street lights and the story behind their snowball effect

Have you ever noticed the street lights on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street?

Probably not, but being Glasgow Live and loving every inch of this city - we have ourselves.

Where you might think there are wrought iron traditional lights - in actual fact, the lights on Sauchiehall Street are specially designed with a 'beautiful Glasgow' in mind.

No, reader, they weren't a happy accident - they were specifically made for our city.

So shall we take a closer look?

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The street lights were especially designed by Signify after instruction by Glasgow City Council as part of part of a city-wide regeneration project to make the city centre greener and more attractive.

The columns have been designed to look like trees to blend into the tree-lined avenues, enhancing the lighting and attractiveness of the area.

They can also provide light shows using the Interact Landmark connected lighting platform to showcase features such as sparkling lights, snowfall effects and dynamic chaser lights which go up and down the avenue.

The decorative lighting columns also let the area adapt seamlessly to what is going on - so for example, during the lockdown in April 2020, the lights were turned blue in honor of the NHS.

Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of the Glasgow City Region Cabinet said: “The vision for the future of the city centre is to make it a safer, more welcoming area to work and live.

"The new urban lighting columns from Signify will make a big contribution to the beautification of the area and quality of life for residents and visitors.”

The lights are also LED - so even more green and sustainable than previously.

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