This post, while not about Laurel, may still be informative to our City's environmentally-conscious residents.
Yesterday, I stopped by the
official street dedication of the
greening of Decatur Street in Edmonston, MD. They received a Federal Grant and applied it to:
- Reducing stormwater run-off
- Installing new LED overhead street lighting
- Adding bike lanes
- All new ADA compliant sidewalk and ramps
- Decorative, high-visibility crosswalks
Words can't do justice to the planning and effort put forth by Edmonston's Mayor Ortiz and his Staff, so here are some pictures that I hope will:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmXKzWbHiEsZa3Dn0hyXo9ncQXCHinOeJdtw6B5gEZCpEpWXhiUS3NNc9A7ELKzlDdyLWSwkZnLZZO2SzZuC2evsvsyJY3mDDTPf4h1JC2p4fUuhmuXlxrWdtD2LpK0LKYDJWl2gfpcU1/s320/2.jpg) |
View of Decatur Street looking West toward Anacostia River |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzcFweJeObOZWtR9XH2tOHdl4ht3mleJd3UjjuVvgvZfk11fU63jYaqh2k0sEm5K2reaT1WrAwkyiyp2_r9KusoC3c8b8zq_JYtJDL_1zmMADcFfeR-LuDCqJmwvXD_8aUIdSVfTkRcsz/s320/1.jpg) |
Another view of Decatur Street, showing bike lanes and street lamps |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGN_WJcqrKsQIBg10QtpbVXuGUR4hD_wppzBAJmM0TrKM_bZ9sedVk1h5rZt_MFIn-salPcsZzhhZkwTZlVwaB1JcVCGkcG4P4Lbd2KqhLb_cQOW8D_vVzUbJ8wXkW8Y5s-03xbq6QsfT/s320/3.jpg) |
Edmonston is lucky to have the Northeast Branch Trail pass through their Town |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBrGNn7dFXtQx3nw_V7n3EYC22Ft47ZAHEsc3OEqzlUHqQTVMZDsDWKPZC8OkyGlu6tV9yr3x-Y5SEiVdAyNl7sIlxQqnuFx0aCRK5XjYNS7AQUsJsBuQ_6bTRtUz2-N37tulJ-HvBXY4/s320/4.jpg) |
90% of the stormwater run-off is collected in curbside biorention cells. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_r-a3uoN2s-pq6RcSdQr2W-DT3gMvm3VDH0R06a2k1F6lnAib5Um0KAe04BpsegRorx-5kWZVpSzUIpTBc0c5wTEoYrS7OPQSTWRH9ZBX1MbMUouUzk68eNBHzg_lEP7Rj2L2Qs72eUp/s320/5.jpg) |
Another view of the bioretention cell |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrZ1TS0IoJ_0GZb7S7gi14IqQrdwnkj5BQL0UilOcaJ2VUlO3njj8TerfGvrtPRp1toHjRooG9rzibopZs2aw1pK8ckoiXvkz6fz7xn3OTuaKH0BLZhvPRDKe3WvGUsg590kQtmWDLHU5/s320/6.jpg) |
Yet another view. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi3Ya5lt7VPFbI2waAgMuUlcAMwfBgAsYMfhCQ7KAeyFWjjHY5C6U6ZdR3IxEGLp_2yRpMz1w4xPgkBpgu7JjX7Rz5XTWv3vH-5aZY_GRUG4RvOC4JY-KviViqHJC2nsDBx2T7vJO6r4i/s320/7.jpg) |
New LED street lamps, powered by wind energy |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeOdrqwZapIiplpBeMId2jJCHPctKN8JXilrNj2vvaxe0g8_DDKe3xNf-7kOXqom9SnTsVKj0b6_6ZTwrnveSNw_bbdWVrL2z8paI34RiCVWWodu5SGqPbAshKaGjqUQOFnvMD3YT7CKh/s320/8.jpg) |
LED bulb |
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