Tips for Citizens: 10 Things You Can Do

1. Share a ride to work or school.

2. Leave early to avoid morning rush-hour traffic.

3. Walk or ride a bicycle.

4. Take your lunch to work or school.

5. Combine errands into one trip. Cold start emissions from vehicles are responsible for 80-90 percent of the total emissions emitted from vehicles.

6. Avoid drive-through lanes to prevent long-term idling.

7. Fuel vehicles before 7 a.m. or wait to cooler evening hours.

8. Don’t top off your gas tank when refueling.

9. Minimize the use of gasoline-powered lawn and garden equipment until after 6 p.m.

10. Keep your vehicle properly tuned and your tires properly inflated.

11. Schedule painting projects during cooler months, and when painting, use water-based paints.

Tips for Business and Industry: Small Steps, Big Solutions

1. Shift work schedules to allow employees to avoid morning rush-hour traffic.

2. Allow employees to work at home (telecommuting).

3. For employees who carpool/vanpool, provide a "Guaranteed Ride Home" should an emergency arise.

4. Schedule meetings that don’t require driving (meet on site or make conference calls).

5. Fuel fleet vehicles before 7 a.m. or after dark.

6. Put off all nonessential trips and activities that require engines on High Pollution Advisory Days.

7. Alter production schedules to avoid heavy production on High Pollution Advisory days.

8. Arrange lunch schedules so employees can carpool.

9. Limit strenuous outdoor activity by employees on High Pollution Advisory days. During strenuous work we breathe more often and draw more deeply which increases our intake of air by as much as 10 times our level at rest.

10. Consider purchasing reduced-emission fleet vehicles.