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May 23, 2013
Category Archives: Green Lights
Green Light: C-U Bike Month
This blog post was written by Jane Sullivan, MTD’s Transportation and Sustainability Planner. In case you have not yet heard from your numerous bike-riding buddies, May is National Bike Month! Champaign-Urbana has boosted Bike Month efforts this year, expanding celebration … Continue reading
Green Light: Geothermal Wells are…Well, Awesome
MTD’s Sustainability and Transportation Planner, Jane Sullivan, is the author of this Green Light. In 2009, MTD received a grant from the U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to install a geothermal heating and cooling system at our … Continue reading
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Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, geothermal, green lights, MTD, NREL, TIGGER
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Green Light: More Than Buses
Our monthly Green Lights posts mostly focus on our buses, Maintenance Facility, and pursuit of ISO 14001 Certification for our Environmental and Sustainability Management System. A constant source of pride at MTD does come from our buses. Over half of our fleet … Continue reading
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Tagged bikes, buses, CUMTD, green lights, ISO 14001, MTD, sustainability
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Green Light: MTD Supports Protection of Mahomet Aquifer
MTD’s Board of Trustees voted on a resolution on Wednesday, January 30 to support the petition to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to designate the Mahomet Aquifer as a Sole Source Aquifer. The Board unanimously supported the resolution. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Champaign, CUMTD, environmental protection agency, Mahomet Aquifer, MTD, US EPA
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Green Light: Waste Oil Heaters
Winter temperatures finally set in during the past week. Temperatures have barely reached above freezing and the windchill…is too fierce to mention. The Maintenance Department heats over 75 percent of its facility in Urbana with waste oil. With a fleet … Continue reading
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Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, Clean Burn, CUMTD, green lights, MTD, Waste Oil Heater
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Green Light: International Certification
It is with great pride that I announce in the last Green Light of 2012 that MTD is beginning the ISO 14001 certification process. When MTD enrolled in the third class of the EMS Institute, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) was … Continue reading
Green Light: New Significant Aspects
This week’s guest blogger, Jane Sullivan, gives an update on MTD’s Environmental and Sustainability Management System (ESMS). Sullivan is MTD’s Sustainability and Transportation Planner. As you have read in previous “Green Lights,” MTD is committed to implementing an Environmental and … Continue reading
Green Light: Significant Aspects Controlled
Thanks to the implementation of an Environmental and Sustainability Management System (ESMS), MTD’s sustainability commitment is focused on continual improvement and pollution prevention. If you’re new to MTD’s environmental party, previous “Green Lights” can get you up to speed. MTD … Continue reading
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Tagged bus, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, ESMS, go green, green lights, ISO 14001, MTD
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Green Light: Fleet Update
Please excuse this break in content for a service reminder: There is no MTD service all day Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day. Next year, MTD is pleased to announce, we will welcome the arrival of ten additional … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012-2013, bus, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, green lights, hybrid, MTD, public transportation
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Green Light: ESMS Audit
Welcome back guest blogger, Jane Sullivan, who is no longer an intern but a full-time staff member! Sullivan is MTD’s Sustainability and Transportation Planner. This May, MTD welcomed two visitors from Roanoke, Virginia for a final audit on our Environmental … Continue reading
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Tagged Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, ESMS, FTA, green lights, MTD, public transportation, sustainability
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