Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 6

67 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6 also focused their efforts on several other eco-conscious initiatives. “The town is very committed to reducing miles travelled, working on greenhouse gas emissions, and being very green,” Robertson explains. “We’ve been installing a lot of electric vehicle infrastructure. We are going to continue to try and make our town much more energy efficient and more clean-energy driven. We really want to set the bar for moving the town forward on a lot of issues we’ve heard are very important to our residents.” To help reduce miles walked, Niskayuna has worked tirelessly to make the town as walkable and bikeable as they can. “We take that into consideration with any applications that we get – to try to promote walkability and bikeability,” says Walsh. “So, feasibly you could come out of your house or apartment and you could go pick up some groceries, you could get a haircut, stop at the hardware store all while leaving your PHONE 518.371.0799 WEB mjels.com LOCATION Clifton Park, NY Enhancing the quality of life in our community for over 42 years Quality of Life NI SKAYUNA , NEW YORK The charging stations are full at Niskayuna Town Hall on a brisk winter morning. Watching a Tesla Model X “dance” to a transiberian orchestra song at an EV Event for residents to learn more about purchasing electric vehicles. Rivers Ledge under construction alongside the Mohawk River.