Transportation, like building, like living, is shifting to a greener,
cleaner way of doing things. From trains, planes, and automobiles
(well, maybe not planes yet), there is an environmentally friendly way
of going about it. Some of these points were plotted during the
Michigan Clean Transportation Expo last week.
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Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje also spoke about the city's various
green initiatives, which include converting all streetlights to
light-emitting diodes (LEDs), green energy targets for city government
and the community at large, and increasing use of alternative fuels and
electric vehicles for city fleets. He said officials are discussing the
possibility of using sensors to dim or completely turn off streetlights
to save energy during times when no pedestrians or vehicles are
detected on city streets.
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