Idle Free Program
In 2009, the City of Tallahassee adopted a Carbon Reduction Plan to reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions. According to an analysis of the City's greenhouse gas inventory, emissions from mobile sources, such as personal and commercial vehicles, contribute close to 40 percent of Tallahassee's greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, the Carbon Reduction Plan recommended the adoption of a city policy addressing the unnecessary idling of city-owned or leased vehicles and equipment and implementing an educational community campaign to raise awareness of the adverse impacts of idling. Subsequently, the City adopted the Municipal Anti-Idling and Fuel Conservation Policy to address the unnecessary idling of city vehicles and equipment. As a part of the Idle Free Community Campaign, the City has also developed and launched the Partnership for Idle Free Tallahassee-Leon with community stakeholders to provide educational programs and outreach activities targeting the reduction of unnecessary idling.
Help make a difference in our community. Make positive environmental decisions to avoid unnecessary idling. By avoiding unnecessary idling, you can reduce your greenhouse gas output, save money and energy, decrease engine wear-and-tear, and reduce your incidence of illnesses associated with poor air quality.
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Find out what idling is and how idling negatively affects your health, wallet, vehicle, and the environment. Learn how to live idle free and reduce your individual contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Partnership for Idle Free Tallahassee-Leon County Learn about the City of Tallahassee's partnership with community stakeholders to reduce the negative effects of idling through community engagement and educational outreach programs. |
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City of Tallahassee's Employee Idle Free Competition Employees at the City of Tallahassee are leading community efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by pledging to reduce unnecessary idling. Learn more about what steps the City of Tallahassee is taking to ensure positive environmental decisions begins with its employees. |
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Find out about the hidden costs of idling and how avoiding it can save you money and help the environment at the same time. |
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Help reduce our community's greenhouse gas emissions by making a personal or corporate commitment to reduce unnecessary idling. Select the Individual Idle Free pledge to make a personal decision to live Idle Free or continue living Idle Free and making positive environmental actions. Take the Corporate Idle Free Pledge to partner with the City in making a commitment to establish educational campaigns, adopt Idle Free policies, and implement Idle Free Zones at your organization or business. |
Click here to view the official Municipal Anti-Idling and Fuel Conservation Policy (PDF).
Click here to view the official Unnecessary Idling Resolution No. 09-R-34 (PDF).