Light & Engineering Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 15-23, 2015 Svetotekhnika No. 2, 2015, pp. 11-15 ILLUMINATION OF NEW PEDESTRIAN STREETS OF MOSCOW Grigory S. Matovnikov and Nikolai I. Shchepetkov MArhI (SA), Moscow E-mail: n_shchepetkov@inbox.ru ABSTRACT The article describes illumination level evaluations performed in 2012–2014 and municipal improvement to new pedestrian streets of Moscow. <...> The following pedestrian areas were considered: “Tverskoi district”, “Zamoskvorechye”” and “Crymskaya embankment”, as well as some adjoining areas. <...> Based on the performed natural measurements of lighting parameters and on evaluation of the quality of the light medium, conclusions are made about the results of implementing the city’s programme of pedestrian areas’ development. <...> Keywords: light medium, pedestrian spaces, lighting characteristics In 2011, Mosow’s new government embarked on a development programme for 2012–2016 of investment and improvement of the city for tourists, as well as creating a comfortable urban space [1]. <...> Among major priority tasks, the development of the pedestrian system was undertaken: this included the improvement and reconstruction of streets and embankments in the historical city centre, creation of new pedestrian and bicycle routes, as well as improved convenience of pedestrian walkways along selected streets. <...> Among the important parameters of comfort and aesthetic attractiveness of the city is the development of high quality street illumination, which should be in a harmony with the architectural illumination of facades and advertising light information. <...> In this context, it should be remembered that the Arbat – the fi rst pedestrian street in the city – fi rst appeared in 1982 15 and its comprehensive construction is not yet completed [3]. <...> This street gave birth to the famous metaphor “Arbat is covered in lanterns”, which is an untranslatable wordplay and means in Russian to be fl abbergasted. <...> The implementation of the new development projects in 2011–2014 mustered considerable interest in the professional community and amongst Moscow’s citizens about the quality of the city medium and baseline conditions for life and development in the city. <...> Unfortunately, this increased attention led to relatively primitive artifi cial illumination solutions. <...> The architectural and light medium created on these streets was overwhelmingly mediocre in quality. <...> During different seasons of year, more than 12 km of the 15 <...>