The City Engineer’s Office is working to be environmentally aware and responsible by considering the following on all city projects:
Reduce energy consumption
- Reduce fuel consumption by reducing delays to motorists on our streets
- Reduce electrical use by installing LED traffic signals
- Investigate the use of LED and solar streetlights to reduce electrical demandE
- Encourage non-motorized transportation by enforcing and implementing the Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
Reduce emissions
- Reduce vehicle delay and idling by traffic signal re-timing and coordination
- Encourage people-powered transportation by considering pedestrian and bicycle friendly improvements on all city projects
Recycling
- The City of Columbus encourages and allows the use of up to 25 percent recycled asphalt pavement content in all street projects
Low impact design (LID)
- The City carefully considers the scope of all street improvements to provide the needed improvements while avoiding the installation of excess pavement (and generating excess storm water runoff)