West Union, Iowa: Small town, big vision

摘要

Imagine a town with a distributed-loop ground source heating and cooling system connected to 60 downtown buildings. LED street lights. An electric vehicle plug-in station. Porous paver streets and sidewalks combined with 36,000 sq ft of rain gardens. A new civic plaza to celebrate community pride and events. Dozens of storefronts being restored and upper-story housing opportunities being created. Where is this place? The Pacific Northwest? New England? Europe? No, it's actually in Iowa. West Union is a community in the far northeast corner of the Hawkeye State filled with community pride and a determination not only to survive, but to thrive.