Changes are coming to street lights on Oahu. The city is moving ahead with plans led lights from china to replace the current lights with new light emitting diodes, or LED's, over the next several years.
The lights are similar to the ones that have been installed as part of the state's H-1 Freeway Rehabilitation Project. The Department of Transportation said any new street lighting projects will use the new LED fixtures.
The city is going a step further. Mayor Kirk Caldwell wants to replace all 51,700 lights on city streets with LED's.
"In the coming year and a half, you're going to start to see a difference in the lighting of our city, from a more yellow type of light to a brighter, white light," said Caldwell.
The city has already installed the lights as part of a pilot project in Kahala front panel LED lights and a few other neighborhoods on Oahu.
The city council recently approved a budget that includes $80,000 to fund requests for proposals from companies to install the lighting.
"We'd like the city to bear no up front costs, and we estimate that the city will be able to save as much as half of the street lighting bill every single year just by using LED lighting," said City Councilman Stanley Chang.
According to Chang, the city spends $6 million a year on street lighting.
The LED lights also last longer and cause less light pollution, with the brighter light shining down directly onto the roadway. Caldwell said that will increase safety.
"Very sadly, our city has so many pedestrian deaths, particularly with our seniors LED panel light us. And anything we can do to provide brighter light so drivers can see pedestrians in crosswalks is a good thing," he said.
The mayor didn't want to speculate on the total cost, but said the project could be put out to bid by August 2015. He also said some of the money saved by the new lighting will help pay for the installation.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Pitt clothing drive encourages students to dress to impress
University of Pittsburgh students and their parents chipped in to help student job-seekers by donating used dress clothes at Pitt's first "Attire for Hire" clothing drive.
The clothing drive ran from Wednesday through Friday, coordinating with the semester-end arrival of parents picking up their children from campus.
Pitt's Office of Career Development and Placement Assistance ran the event, asking parents to bring any clean, gently worn clothing items and accessories that they were willing to donate.
Sandy Talbott, Pitt's parent and family liaison DHJ Interlining, estimated that parents donated several dozen men's and women's suits and numerous other accessories.
"We have had a great response," Ms. Talbott said.
The clothes will help to resupply inventory at the "Green Room," a service that loans clothes and accessories to Pitt students who need professional attire for a job interview or internship.
The Green Room project began five years ago when career development staff recognized that some students would benefit from having a bit of guidance on what to wear for interviews.
"We wanted to provide an on-site way for students to spruce up for a career fair without making fusing fabric them feel uncomfortable," said Karin Asher, associate director of the office.
Staff asked university faculty and alumni to donate used dress clothes, and they set aside a room to store the clothes in William Pitt Union.
"If a student ever expresses concern about not owning interview-appropriate attire, this is the perfect opportunity to introduce them to the Green Room and let them borrow pieces of clothing or accessories," Ms. Asher said.
Ms. Asher said that the career office also operates Interlining For Curtains a mobile version of the Green Room, typically set up at career fairs.
With racks of clothes and accessories, a changing area, a mirror and toiletries, the mobile Green Room serves as a last-minute dressing room for students, many of whom are playing the role of job seeker for the first time.
"Many students are now familiar with the Green Room's presence at our Career Fairs and rely on it for one last glance in the mirror before heading in to speak with recruiters," Ms. Asher said.
The clothing drive ran from Wednesday through Friday, coordinating with the semester-end arrival of parents picking up their children from campus.
Pitt's Office of Career Development and Placement Assistance ran the event, asking parents to bring any clean, gently worn clothing items and accessories that they were willing to donate.
Sandy Talbott, Pitt's parent and family liaison DHJ Interlining, estimated that parents donated several dozen men's and women's suits and numerous other accessories.
"We have had a great response," Ms. Talbott said.
The clothes will help to resupply inventory at the "Green Room," a service that loans clothes and accessories to Pitt students who need professional attire for a job interview or internship.
The Green Room project began five years ago when career development staff recognized that some students would benefit from having a bit of guidance on what to wear for interviews.
"We wanted to provide an on-site way for students to spruce up for a career fair without making fusing fabric them feel uncomfortable," said Karin Asher, associate director of the office.
Staff asked university faculty and alumni to donate used dress clothes, and they set aside a room to store the clothes in William Pitt Union.
"If a student ever expresses concern about not owning interview-appropriate attire, this is the perfect opportunity to introduce them to the Green Room and let them borrow pieces of clothing or accessories," Ms. Asher said.
Ms. Asher said that the career office also operates Interlining For Curtains a mobile version of the Green Room, typically set up at career fairs.
With racks of clothes and accessories, a changing area, a mirror and toiletries, the mobile Green Room serves as a last-minute dressing room for students, many of whom are playing the role of job seeker for the first time.
"Many students are now familiar with the Green Room's presence at our Career Fairs and rely on it for one last glance in the mirror before heading in to speak with recruiters," Ms. Asher said.
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