Ann Arbor, Michigan has added one dozen hybrid buses for its midcity service. Plans are to replace all the buses with hybrids. Although the buses cost more, in the next 5 years the hybrid buses will save the city 2 ½ million dollars in fuel costs. The best part is that the fare remains the same. Go Ann Arbor! It’s a start, but many cities have to run to catch up with the Big Apple.
New York boasts the largest hybrid bus fleet already, and its taxis are switching over. They’re ahead of many major cities for energy consumption because most people use mass transit systems or walk to get around. They’ve also switched their traffic lights and walk signals to light emitting diodes that use 90% less. New York has replaced at least 180,000 old refrigerators in its public housing projects to energy savers. What a nice bonus for poor families. They get new fridges.
Even the Statue of Liberty and all of Ellis Island are efficiently lit by wind power. New York has mandated that all it city government offices use energy efficient A/C, copy machines, cars, and soon computers. New York is a leader that is being noticed by other major cities and could soon be a model of what to do, and how to do it, quickly. Mayor Bloomberg “wants the remaining tax-delinquent housing stock in the city’s hands made available to developers with energy-saving building designs.” It needs to. Even though we’re told energy expenditure is predominantly from auto emissions, in New York City, the biggest energy expenditure comes from its thousands of old buildings.
Taking the lead to change is the Hearst Corporation. The new Hearst Tower is a marvel. Over 90% of its structural steel is recycled material. I watched the details about it on the Science Channel. It’s not only functional but also beautiful. There is a 3-story waterfall inside that both humidifies the air in winter, and cools it in the summer. I have family in New York. The next time I travel there, I want to see this building. To take a virtual tour goto: http://www.hearstcorp.com/tower/facts/. Read more about New York’s biggest changes: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/nyregion/11efficiency.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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[...] But what about cities like New York that made the least toxic list? What are they doing right? Mayor Bloomberg of New York is in a race to be the greenest city in the country. New York already has a head start since most people there use mass transit to get around, not their car. And taxis and buses went hybrid long ago. I did a blog about New York’s “greening” in 2007. http://www.blogsmonroe.com/world/2007/10/ann-arbor-adds-new-hybrid-buses-new-york-city-is-number-one…. [...]