http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/17/todays-headlines-85/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/17/todays-headlines-85/comment-page-1/#comment-27012 Glenn Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:06:15 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/17/todays-headlines-85/#comment-27012 There's a very interesting article over at <a href="http://www.greenbuildingsnyc.com/?p=127" rel="nofollow">Green Buildings NYC</a> about how they are using a rail spur to eliminate 5500 truck trips for the construction of a new LEED shopping complex on Long Island. But it brings up a good point - the rail spur is temporary and once construction is complete, the only way to get there will be by automobile. How Green can a build be if everyone has to drive there. There’s a very interesting article over at Green Buildings NYC about how they are using a rail spur to eliminate 5500 truck trips for the construction of a new LEED shopping complex on Long Island. But it brings up a good point – the rail spur is temporary and once construction is complete, the only way to get there will be by automobile. How Green can a build be if everyone has to drive there.

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