Try the following for a Clean Air Commute

  • take public transit
  • ride your bike
  • walk
  • carpool
  • telecommute

Join in the Clean Air Commute

Bike to work downtown with the 'Group Commute & Breakfast', Mon. May 26. Meet up with fellow cyclists at Yonge and Lawrence at 7:30 am on May 26 for a police-escorted cycle to City Hall. It's a great way to work up an appetite for the Cyclist's Breakfast happening on Nathan Phillips Square at 8:30 a.m. Get a free T-shirt and attend the open air fair in the Square which starts at breakfast and continues into the day. http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/bikemonth/group-commute-2008.htm 

The Clean Air Commute is part of the 20/20 Program: The Way to Clean Air. It's a campaign to help you reduce home energy use and vehicle use by 20 percent.

Commuter Tips

Reduce vehicle use by:
  • Carpooling – share a ride to work, school or to events
  • Using public transit – take the bus, streetcar, subway or GO Train
  • Walking and biking – use your legs for great exercise
  • Teleworking – work from home even once a month and make a difference
  • Trip chaining – combine errands into one journey rather than making several separate car trips
Reduce vehicle emissions by:
  • Keeping your tires properly inflated; check your tire pressure at least twice a month and add air when needed
  • Keeping your engine properly tuned
  • Taking your time speeding up and slowing down
  • Choosing an energy-efficient vehicle; larger cars and engines often burn more fuel and cost more money to run
  • Limiting the amount you idle-your engine – it wastes gas and creates air pollution; it is also against the law to idle your car for more than three minutes in the City of Toronto


20/20 Program: The Way to Clean Air

20/20 provides you with a 20/20 Planner (similar to our Greening Sacred Spaces checklist for home energy conservation ~ with more tips) to help reach your 20 percent energy reduction goal. This practical energy reducing guide will help improve air quality, lower your energy costs, and increase the comfort of your home.

20/20 connects you with energy saving programs and organizations that will help you reduce energy use at home and on the road.

Find out more at:
http://www.toronto.ca/health/airquality/2020/2020_connector_trans.htm 

 

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See also: Bike Events  and  Biking Benefits