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Pittsburgh on its way to becoming a green lighting model for 21st Century cities
March 4, 2009
Pittsburgh on its way to becoming a green lighting model for 21st Century cities
What began as a simple idea to change the city’s light bulbs has grown into a pilot project that may make Pittsburgh a model for green city lighting for the 21st Century.
Six months ago Councilman Bill Peduto launched a trial of LED lights along the Walnut Street business district. The idea started him thinking how the city could save nearly $2 million a year by retrofitting its 40,000 street lights with LEDs.
The idea caught on, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl joined Peduto’s green dream and several major players stepped in to assist.
The city will vote this week to approve a 9-month pilot project to convert all the city’s street lights to LEDs and form an Energy Efficient Lighting Task Force, a group responsible for determining the best, most energy-efficient technology for lighting the city.
Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, the Illuminating Engineering Society and the Clinton Climate Initiative will all participate in helping to create a plan, one that will stand as a green model for the rest of the world, says Councilman Bill Peduto, lead sponsor of the bill.
“This could be the biggest leap since whale oil was replaced by electricity to light up cities,” says Peduto. “We could create an entirely new urban lighting program that could become much bigger for Pittsburgh than what we initially proposed.”
Carnegie Mellon's Remaking Cities Institute will assist to determine the best LED technology available. “It’s a unique opportunity for Pittsburgh and cities around the world. It’s about how lighting can transform a city.”
Peduto is also leading a push to make the city a major participant in Earth Hour again, a global effort to get people, businesses and institutions to turn off lights for 60 minutes on Saturday, March 28th from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Writer: Debra Diamond Smit
Source: Bill Peduto, City of Pittsburgh
Pop City - Pittsburgh on its way to becoming a green lighting model for 21st Century cities
Pittsburgh on its way to becoming a green lighting model for 21st Century cities
March 4, 2009
Pittsburgh on its way to becoming a green lighting model for 21st Century cities
What began as a simple idea to change the city’s light bulbs has grown into a pilot project that may make Pittsburgh a model for green city lighting for the 21st Century.
Six months ago Councilman Bill Peduto launched a trial of LED lights along the Walnut Street business district. The idea started him thinking how the city could save nearly $2 million a year by retrofitting its 40,000 street lights with LEDs.
The idea caught on, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl joined Peduto’s green dream and several major players stepped in to assist.
The city will vote this week to approve a 9-month pilot project to convert all the city’s street lights to LEDs and form an Energy Efficient Lighting Task Force, a group responsible for determining the best, most energy-efficient technology for lighting the city.
Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, the Illuminating Engineering Society and the Clinton Climate Initiative will all participate in helping to create a plan, one that will stand as a green model for the rest of the world, says Councilman Bill Peduto, lead sponsor of the bill.
“This could be the biggest leap since whale oil was replaced by electricity to light up cities,” says Peduto. “We could create an entirely new urban lighting program that could become much bigger for Pittsburgh than what we initially proposed.”
Carnegie Mellon's Remaking Cities Institute will assist to determine the best LED technology available. “It’s a unique opportunity for Pittsburgh and cities around the world. It’s about how lighting can transform a city.”
Peduto is also leading a push to make the city a major participant in Earth Hour again, a global effort to get people, businesses and institutions to turn off lights for 60 minutes on Saturday, March 28th from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Writer: Debra Diamond Smit
Source: Bill Peduto, City of Pittsburgh
Pop City - Pittsburgh on its way to becoming a green lighting model for 21st Century cities
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