Brussels-Capital

Belgium

General presentation

Brussels is the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium and of Europe. It is the heart of the European Union. As a result, Brussels is international and multicultural, and remains a city on a human scale.

This diversity is reflected in the city outlook: the landscape, architecture, atmosphere, etc… strongly varies from one neighbourhood to another. In this particularity resides the richness of the city. A compact city that you can easily cross on foot, by bike, with the bus, the tram or the metro.

Number of inhabitants: 1.1M

Brussels Mobility has decided to join LUCI to find experiences about writing lighting masterplans. After that, LUCI helped to share experiences about light colour, road safety, …

Brussels-Capital

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Urban lighting in Brussels

The Lighting Plan of the Brussels Capital Region wants to emphasise and strengthen this richness. As for the Regional Lighting Masterplan, it covers two major fields of action: on the one hand, there is the lighting of these roads and spaces; on the other hand, there is the illumination of landmark buildings and landscapes along these roads.

The Brussels Lighting Masterplan aims to make people rediscover Brussels at night and create inviting routes for walks or bicycle rides. Brussels is currently equipped with traditional lamps. The plan to migrate in LED lighting is on the run and must be achieved by 2030.

Number of lighting points: Around 120 000

Note that Brussels’ urban lighting is managed by 3 different entities:

Bruxelles Mobilité for regional network (+/- 26 000 lighting points), Sibelga for municipal network (+/- 90 000 lighting points), Bruxelles Environnement for parcs network (+/- 4 000 lighting points).