Clear The Air Challenge

Abbie Vianes
combine errands even more tightly or not go.
walk to church every Sunday and for other meetings when possible.
talk about idling.

Richard Valentine (Salt Lake Valley Health)
• Plan and Work to Implement at 20% per Year to 2020.
• More serious consideration of alternative transportation on “Red Days”.
• Have fun … But not too much fun.
• Encourage others (personally and professionally) to understand that the same Behavior Change (of reduced driving) will result in benefits in four areas:
o Personal Finance — Save money.
o Improve Public Health in Salt Lake Valley — Many individuals are suffering from high levels of air pollution related to motor vehicle use.
o Improve Political and Economic stability — Fossil fuels are a finite resource, as supplies run out and become more expensive social organizations will be stressed.
o Improve Global Air Quality — Burning fossil fuels is likely to very disruptive to humanity.
• Encourage others to maintain a positive attitude.(Have Fun… But not too much Fun)

Kathy Van Dame (Wasatch Clean Air Coalition)
• I will follow air quality predictions and have available alternate plans for transportation when I need to travel during ‘Air Action’ and ‘Unhealthy’ days.
• I will discuss my choices with others when appropriate.

Michele Straube (Salt Lake Solutions)
• Every day
o Leave the car at home one day a week, especially on days the inversion is coming into the valley.
o Be idle-free.
o Teleconference more, drive to meetings less.
o Trip chain
• On yellow and red alert days
o Avoid running errands and extra car trips

Sandy Underwood
• My son and I will walk to school everyday
• We will take TRAX or the bus when possible.
• Let’s keep our kids’ health and let them have clean air to breathe

Bianca Shreeve (Mayor Becker’s Office)
• Carpool
• Work from home, on days when I can get away with it
• I will continue to not idle!
• Combine trips and run errands all at once
• Use city CNG vehicle for all city business that requires travel
• Use “peer pressure” to convince people not to idle
• Talk to my friends and family about the importance of reducing vehicle emissions

Debbie Sigman
• I resolve to offer/ask for carpools with friends and neighbors.
• I will offer to pick up groceries if it saves someone a trip.
• I will email my neighborhood list about this campaign.

LeeAnn Spencer
• Drive less and take advantage of public transportation
• Have my friends and family take it with me

Sharon Rishe
• I will bundle all my errands, in perfect geographic order, on my two work days, so that the car gets out of the garage only two days a week and not a mile is wasted.
• In spring, I will ride my bike on many errands again.

Mabel R. Romo
• I will commit to using the county van for all business appointments.
• On a personal level, I commit to do my grocery shopping on my route home.
• I will ask others to carpool with me when I have county events to attend.
• On a personal level, I will try to schedule all traveling chores to stores, etc in one car trip.

Becka Roolf (SLC Bike Coordinator)
• Ride my bike to work unless it is a Red Air Day.
• Ride the bus to work when it is a Red Air Day.
• Try to find some cross-country ski buddies, so I can carpool.
• Encourage other City employees to bike to work even in the winter.
• Host a lunch-time workshop for other City employees on winter biking to work.
• Try to get TUNA to create a carpool ride-share board.
• Look into creating a Winter Bike to Work Day (probably for January 2011).
• Look into how N95 respirator masks work for biking to work.