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Old 07-13-2008, 01:43 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey (Reuters) - Police officer James Denman gets a cup of coffee at a local convenience store as he prepares to swap his gas-guzzling squad car for a more energy-efficient patrol vehicle -- a bicycle.

Small towns get creative as fuel costs bite - Yahoo! News (broken link)
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Old 08-10-2008, 05:54 PM
 
Location: In The Outland
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Beach areas in southern California have been using police on bicycles for decades.
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Old 08-10-2008, 08:42 PM
 
Location: In a happy place
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Rockford, Ohio recently purchased a golf cart for their police force.
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Old 08-11-2008, 05:25 AM
 
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Default How to make your local economy as sterile as a mule...
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SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey (Reuters) - Police officer James Denman gets a cup of coffee at a local convenience store as he prepares to swap his gas-guzzling squad car for a more energy-efficient patrol vehicle -- a bicycle.

Small towns get creative as fuel costs bite - Yahoo! News (broken link)
Muleshoe, Texas just raises property taxes to make up for rising operating costs. It's not very creative but it works, at least in the short term.
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