05-22-2015, 10:23 AM
(05-22-2015, 10:01 AM)BuildingScout Wrote: One of the advantages of solar powered led lighting is that it requires no conduit. It'd be sad if the "intelligent city" of KW were to use last century's technology in this location.
+1
The decision to install conduit doesn't exude much confidence that the, um, powers-that-be, have a clue about what they're doing. Maybe Jaworsky will be a bit more, um, enlightened about his section of the trail.
I would think also that there would be money at the provincial and federal levels to support this sort of initiative, e.g. Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program
Quote:Projects must fall within the following project categories to be eligible for funding under the program:
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• parks, recreational trails, including fitness trails, bike paths and other types of trails;...
Examples of eligible projects include:
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• adding a roof or lighting to an outdoor rink; and
• extending a trail or bike path by no more than 50 percent of its existing length.