City of North Little Rock, AR
United States Mayor: Joe Smith-
Population 66075
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Area 121.6km 2
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GDP 2.7 BillionUSD
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Targets by N/A N/Aemission
In 2007, North Little Rock began a three year program to convert all incandescent traffic signals to energy-eficient LED signals. A single LED traffic light used just 12 - 20 watts of electricity, compared to the 100 - 150 watts used by an incandescent bulb.
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The project converted nine police vehicles and one wastewater
response truck to compressed natural gas operation.
To support alternative fuel vehicles (AFV), North Little Rock
provides re-fueling infrastructure for cars, trucks and vans
that are powered by either compressed natural gas (CNG)
or electricity.
City of North Little Rock provides Fall leaf collection and composting, thus rather than collection and burning. The Sanitation Department has leaf vacuum trucks that patrol that sweep the City, collecting leaves several times throughout the Fall.
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North Little Rock is reaching out to the next generation by providing the \"Living Wise\" curriculum to 7th grade students within the city. The program provides individual hands-on energy efficiency kits to classrooms helping demonstrate energy conservation in their own homes. Over ten years, there is a projected savings of 44,295,327 gallons of water; 184,859 therms of gas; 2,586,439 kWh of electricity; and 44,295,327 gallons of wastewater based on surveys on the efficiency items installed in the student\'s homes.
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Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block grant programs that provide a variety of energy efficiency programs to residents, commercial business, and industrial companies within North Little Rcok
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North Little Rock provides a residential curbside recycling program. Over 2,000 tons of newspaper, aluminum, plastic, and glass were recycled in 2010. The program also collected 3,790 used tires and partnered with the Pulaski County Sanitation Department to collect over 500 tons of used electronic equipment.
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North Little Rock Electric offers free residential and commercial
energy evaluations to customers interested in identifying
how much energy their homes or businesses consume
and what measures to take for enhanced energy efficiency.
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North Little Rock has advanced the reforestation of the urban tree canopy under Mayor Hay\'s administration.
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As part of a $1.2 million Homeland Security grant, a geothermal
heating and cooling system was selected for the Emergency
Operations Centre/911 facility to help reduce greenhouse
gases and reduce peak electricity demand.
North Little Rock is committed to investing in renewable energy
solutions. This year’s project installed sixty (60) BP Solar
3225 T solar panels at our City Services Building and thirty
(30) Mage Powertec Plus 235 solar panels at the North Little
Rock Electric Department. The two buildings are estimated
to produce a total capacity of 20.05 kW. Also, in partnership
with L’Oreal USA, the Arkansas Economic Development
Commission’s Arkansas Energy Office and the North Little
Rock Electric Department erected a 60-panel elevated solar
canopy at the L’Oreal site.
Crossing the Arkansas River, the River Rail Trolley Service links downtown North Little Rock and Little Rock, as well as several large entertainment venues and the Clinton Presidential Park. This electified service allows residents and visitors to take the trolley to events and establishments, which lessens the amount of downtown traffic, reduces automobile emissions, and encourages public transportation usage and pedestrian street traffic for North Little Rock\'s downtown businesses.
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Since 2007, the City of North Little Rock has purchased the electricity generated from the Waste Management Inc. Two Pine landfill methane gas. Two Pine produces enough electricity to power approximately 4,500 homes.
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The adoption of the Argenta Downtown Master Plan in 2010 gave direction to and guidelines for future downtown developments. The public-private partnership that collaborated on this effort is the very model of cooperation that fosters the appropriate sustainable developments that will contribute to high quality, low impact, place to live, work, play, and learn.
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On March 9, 2009, North Little Rock became the first community in Arkansas to adopt a complete streets policy. This term is given to streets that accommodate all forms of travel (automobiles, bicycles, pedestrians, transit, and freight) in a safe environment on all City streets and highways. The guiding principle is to design, operate, and maintain all City streets to promote safe and convenient access for all users in a manner consistent with, and supportive of, the surrounding community.
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North Little Rock supports a certified Farmer\'s Market that brings fresh, local food to residents. Locally grown produce reduces the petroleum used and emissions created to move products to market while supporting local farmers. In 2011, to complement this localvores market, North Little Rock awarded $19,000 for seven garden projects for community gardens throughout the City Community gardens not only produce nutrituous food and reduce family food budgets,they also provide green spaces, provide opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural connections, encourage self-reliance, and provide a catalyst for neighborhood and community developments.
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The City facilitated a Built Environment committee tasked
with proposing a strategic plan for building a more livable
community. Plans for walkability assessments and community
design brainstorming in neighborhoods. Goal: propose
and promote land-use policy changes to encourage healthier
development and give community stakeholders a voice
when new facilities (such as trails and street crossings) are
designed. Community Garden initiative gave funds to community
groups for construction of twelve new garden sites
for local food production.
Mayor Joe SmithCity of North Little Rock, AR, United States
