The Clean Transportation Program hosted a Communities for Clean Air Seminar on Oct. 4, 2011.  At the event the City of Lakewood demonstrated the air cleaning power of the diesel particulate filter (DPF) on their garbage trucks.

If you missed it you can watch a clip from the event on Fox News on channel 8 at 6pm on Oct 4, 2011.

Howard Strong, City of Lakewood Division Manager of Fleet Maintenance, explaining how the DPF works to FOX-8-News. Read more »

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Smart Center Bedford will be bringing a ForTwo and a ForTwo Electric to EarthFest on April 17!

There are only 82 ForTwo Electric Vehicles currently in existence in the U.S.  Each one is handbuilt.  Vistitors to EarthFest will have the opportunity to walk around and sit inside this 'future is now' vehicle. Read more »

Show your support for transportation investments that benefit and serve all users including pedestrians, disabled, elderly, bicyclists, parents w/ strollers, and youth in order to build a more livable, more sustainable, more fun Cleveland!

www/gcbl.org/access

Everyone knows that the greenest vehicle  you can buy is a bicycle, but two pronounced issues with transportation bicycling in Northeast Ohio are (1) a lack of a unified network of bicycle paths and lanes to faciliate bicycle commuting and (2) a lack of secure facilities to park and lock your bicycle.  Read more »

The 2010 Toyota Prius represents the 3rd generation of this 4-door 5-passenger hatchback introduced in 2001.  The Prius was the second mass produced hybrid-electric vehicle to be sold in the USA, with the first being the 2-passenger Honda Insight in 2000. Read more »

"With the deployment of the selected idle reduction technologies (APU's, battery powered/thermal storage air conditioning), main engine idling comprised from 5 to 22 percent of total engine operating time, representing a reduction in idling of 42 to 78 percent from baseline conditions...." Read more »

more info @ http://earthdaycoalition.org/cleantransport/Grants
 

This graph, from the Atlantic Magazine, shows that as the number of cyclists on the road increases (the example given is NYC), the number of accidents with automobiles decreases. Read more »

In the month of June, 3 cities in Cuyahoga County passed Idle Reduction Ordinances (laws) that limit unnecessary engine idling from both light- and heavy-duty vehicles.  Our collaborative campaign (EDC, NOACA, CCACC, OEC) to reduce  emissions and concurrently save citizens & cities money, is beginning to gain steam!! Read more »