33 Spokane County Schools Take Part In 'No Idle Zone' Program
Spokane County is up to 33 schools now that are taking part in the 'No-Idle Zone' program! The program is aimed at informing parents of the impacts of vehicle idling and encourage them to not idle cars when dropping off and picking up children from school.
Research by the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency shows that schools are a "hot spot" of vehicle idling. Schools that take part in the program send a letter and fact sheet home to parents along with a voluntary pledge form not to let their cars idle. There are also student activities and 'No Idle Zone' signs are provided for the school to post.
For information on how to get your child's school involved, here's a link.
About SRTC
SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.
Spokane County is up to 33 schools now that are taking part in the 'No-Idle Zone' program! The program is aimed at informing parents of the impacts of vehicle idling and encourage them to not idle cars when dropping off and picking up children from school. 
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