DOT Chief visit, Part two
Filed under: ARTS & EVENTS, GREEN BUILDING, SMART GROWTH
When I give my opinion here, I’m taking one of the liberties that, I think, blogging affords.
But as a former — very recently former — newspaper reporter, I always feel weird, for lack of a more eloquent phrase.
So I want to add some other context to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s visit to Atlanta today.
First off, if one of the feds is here, and he wants to talk about transportation, I would like to think he won’t forget us, and he will keep an eye on our progress, or lack thereof.
Also, any money for MARTA is good.
So LaHood brought the classic big check in the amount of $10.8 million to help MARTA become more energy-efficient.
By installing solar panels at the Laredo bus maintenance facility in Decatur, MARTA will save at least $150,000 a year for the next 45 years.
Lord knows, MARTA needs an extra $150,000. I think MARTA may even need an an extra $1.50, while we’re on the topic.
And the initiative will translate into other money for MARTA because the excess electricity the panels generate at the facility will then be sold to Georgia Power, bringing in some much-needed income.
What organization doesn’t want to be more energy-efficient these days?
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