Earth Equity News

Toronto to Cut Idling Limit to 1 Minute. By Natalie Alcoba, Toronto National Post, May 4, 2010. "Toronto has moved to toughen its idling bylaw, slapping motorists with a $125 ticket if they are caught with engines running for more than a minute... Currently, the fine applies to anyone who idles for more than three minutes, but enforcement is admittedly weak: last year, just 88 tickets were handed out. The changes approved yesterday by the Toronto Board of Health include a request that parking enforcement officers be given the power to ticket idlers. 'While we're trying to shift people out of cars, into bikes and other forms of more active transportation, the one thing that should be easy to do is not use our cars when we don't need to,' said Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health."