This month Provo is taking part in a statewide campaign to bring awareness to the problems caused by idling automobile engines. You may have already seen the fliers or signs produced by "Idle-free Utah". They point out that air pollution is concentrated where vehicles idle together, such as school drop off and pick up areas.
The campaign includes:
* Curtis with Lt. Governor Gary Bell and other Utah mayors in an "Idle Free Awareness Month" news conference on September 1.
* Provo City encouraging employees of its internal idle reduction policy, which prohibits letting a vehicle idle for more than 10 seconds except in limited situations.
* Provo City School District bus drivers have signed a pledge to limit idling time in school bus loading and unloading areas.
* Look for signs in every school parking lot reminding drivers to "turn the key, be idle free."
* Volunteers are passing out bi-lingual idle reduction literature at the Festival Latinoamericano this weekend in downtown Provo.
* Curtis has posted idle reduction information on his blog, www.provomayor.org .
For more information, see www.idlefree.utah.gov
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