Idle-Free NYC (I-FNYC)

Three years ago, on Earth Day 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his goal for NYC to "have the cleanest air quality of any big city in America."

Great idea. But it won't happen until unnecessary engine idling stops. It has to come both from the top with tougher idling laws and enforcement of those laws, and from the bottom with an informed citizenry that stops idling through self-control and social capital. The good news for New Yorkers this spring is that Senator Daniel Squadron has introduced a bill to reduce heavy-duty engine idling statewide from the current 5 minutes to 1-minute; most likely it will pass at three-minute. Along with NYC's one-minute achool zone idling law, there is reason to celebrate...but much still to be done.

Just as good air doesn't happen overnight, maintaining a healthy environment requires vigilance. Not-idling is just one easy, quick example of how individual citizens can take responsibility for their own greenhouse gas emissions.

Idle-Free NYC 2010 has a special message for non-drivers to get involved in spreading the word that idling is unnecessary, unhealthy, selfish and--admit it--stupid. Below are some free I-FNYC tools to help you spread the word.

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