Welcome to our new blog. We’ll use this forum to address a variety of topics central to our mission of clearing the air and improving traffic; topics we hear about every day, affecting our wallets, our health and our quality of life.
Read any paper or watch any newscast and, chances are, the lead stories cover the subjects The Clean Air Campaign team works on every day: Traffic congestion is causing delays. Gas prices are eating into our budgets. Smog is affecting our health and the health of our children. Georgia’s transportation funds are shrinking while the costs of improvements continue to skyrocket.
Over the coming months, we’ll share our thoughts about how best to address these challenges. We’ll also invite some guest bloggers – employers and commuters – to contribute their thoughts and their success stories. But most importantly, we’re looking forward to hearing from you.
The first thing I’d like to hear about is something that's already on everyone’s mind – gas prices. Analysts predict that gas may hit $5 a gallon in our current economy and may even go as high as $7 a gallon within four years. While we're not there yet, we're certainly on the way. What effect is $4 a gallon gas really having on you? We know it’s making a difference to thousands of people – June was a record month for us, with more than 1,700 people signing up for our incentive program, Cash for Commuters (demand was so high we burnt up a fax machine!).
Are you making changes to your driving habits? What are you doing? If you’re not changing your ways, why not? Have you found any creative ways to improve gas mileage?
We have a few recommendations to get the best MPG possible, but we’re curious to hear more from you. Let us know. Until then, bookmark us and join the conversation. You can also connect to us on MySpace and through our new homepage poll.
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