Comments on: Government Spending Means A Bright Future for Cities, Green Business http://earthandindustry.com/2009/09/government-spending-means-a-bright-future-for-cities-green-business/ Sustainability, Green Business and CSR News Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Global Patriot http://earthandindustry.com/2009/09/government-spending-means-a-bright-future-for-cities-green-business/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Global Patriot Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:02:34 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=873#comment-212 It's nice when beauty, functionality and efficiency can all be winners - this investment in infrastructure is long overdue - though such measures are under increasing pressure due to financial difficulties. It’s nice when beauty, functionality and efficiency can all be winners – this investment in infrastructure is long overdue – though such measures are under increasing pressure due to financial difficulties.

]]> By: George http://earthandindustry.com/2009/09/government-spending-means-a-bright-future-for-cities-green-business/comment-page-1/#comment-214 George Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:54:43 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=873#comment-214 <blockquote cite="">Yet another, is to dim the lights in the absence of pedestrian traffic, and raise them when people are detected.”<cite> That would seem to be a useful thing, and not just for crosswalks in roadways, but crossings in parking lots. A higher lighting level triggered by a pedestrian is likely to raise the alert level of drivers at night... BTW: if these lights are indeed a bright idea, why the need for pilot programs? There must be some way to leverage Tweets to better illuminate the advantages...

Yet another, is to dim the lights in the absence of pedestrian traffic, and raise them when people are detected.”

That would seem to be a useful thing, and not just for crosswalks in roadways, but crossings in parking lots. A higher lighting level triggered by a pedestrian is likely to raise the alert level of drivers at night…

BTW: if these lights are indeed a bright idea, why the need for pilot programs? There must be some way to leverage Tweets to better illuminate the advantages…

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