Start walking today and you can improve metro Atlanta and YOUR health!
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Even if commuting by foot isn't practical, walk for some of the other trips that you make. Not only will you free yourself from traffic, but you can also include a workout into your workday. So get moving! Walk to lunch, take the stairs instead of the elevator or go for a stroll at the end of the day. Just think, metro Atlanta could slim down AND breathe easier if we all walked more and drove less.

So, what else can you do to clean up Atlanta's air?

Take a commute alternative to work (carpool, vanpool, telework, ride public transportation, bike or walk). By reducing your car trips once a week or even twice a month, you reduce miles traveled and therefore the pollutants in the air.

Also, you can earn free prizes from The Clean Air Campaign. If you start taking a commute alternative to work, you can earn up to $180. If you already take a commute alternative, you can still win prizes for your efforts. Click here to learn more.

Free prizes and cleaner air aren't the only benefits of taking a commute alternative. You can save time and money too!

Carpool

Carpooling once a week or even once a month can reduce smog and save you money; a two-person carpool that carpools five days a week can save more than $1,600 a year per person.

Vanpool

Vanpooling can cut your commute expense by as much as 75 percent. Also, one vanpool can remove up to 14 cars from our roads.

Telework

Teleworking one day a week can save you up to 72 hours of commute time each year and increase your productivity by up to 20 percent!

Ride Public Transit

Riding the bus or train can be a fast and inexpensive alternative. For example, a monthly MARTA card costs approximately $50 compared to the $360 it can cost to drive alone.

To find out more information, visit cleanaircampaign.com or call 1-877-CLEANAIR. Join The Clean Air Campaign and make the change!