Green Kathleen strikes again!
Nor is there anything about bike lanes to the airport, despite the
newly widened asphalt to the front gates. This is even more amazing
since the Dane Co. Bike plan calls for bike lanes on all new county
road facilities.
You should have seen the looks on the airport planner's faces when I
demanded decent, zoning code-adhering bike parking as a condition of
their massive parking ramp back when I was on UDC. (Yet another
reason I got thrown off, no doubt!)
-Mike
At 7:29 AM -0500 4/24/08, Barbara S wrote:
No mention of better bus service to the airport below. That could be an
item the airport adds to their climate programme.
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Dane County airport commits to environment
Capital Times
Bill Novak - 4/23/2008 9:50 am
Dane County Regional Airport is one of more than 300 airports worldwide
to sign on to the industry's declaration on climate change, an
affirmation by the industry to reduce its impact on the environment.
"In supporting the declaration, our airport has reaffirmed its
commitment to the environment," said Bradley Livingston, Dane County
Regional Airport director, in a prepared statement. "We will work with
all players across the industry to target carbon-neutral growth as a
step towards a carbon-free future for aviation."
Livingston is on the board of directors of the North American branch of
Airports Council International, a global organization representing 1,647
airports in 175 countries.
The declaration on climate change was signed by attendees at the
Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
Livingston was not at the summit.
While aviation only accounts for 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions,
the declaration was intended to demonstrate the industry's commitment to
introducing technological, operational and efficiency advances to reduce
its impact.
Environmental initiatives at Dane County Regional Airport have included
energy-saving programs in the new terminal building, improving the
Cherokee Marsh area adjacent to the airport during a major runway
improvement project and switching runway deicers from ethylene glycol to
biodegradeable potassium acetate.
Airport spokesperson Sharyn Wisniewski said the airport is also reducing
its carbon footprint by purchasing 20% of its energy needs from MG&E
produced by renewable energy sources.
"Airports around the world are already implementing energy efficient
operations," said Robert Aaronson, director general of Airports Council
International. "This declaration further demonstrates aviation's
coordinated efforts in tackling environmental challenges."
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