Take a Break from the Exhaust Program
Take a Break from the Exhaust is a Web tool that allows you to log your work-related alternative transportation activities, get points for them, and calculate how many miles of driving and harmful pollutants you’ve saved. You can score points for:
- Carpooling, biking, walking or taking transit to work
- Telecommuting
- Driving during off-peak hours to avoid congestion
- Walking, biking, using public transit, or staying in for lunch
- Using an alternative work schedule, such as four 10-hour days per week
For more information, contact Darrin Dressler (ddressler@marc.org) or Joan Steurer (jsteurer@marc.org).
Take a Break Info
Emissions Savings
Since the Take a Break program started, participants have reduced the amount of carbon dioxide entering our air by 212 tons! Learn more
Who's Taking a Break?
UMB; Commerce Bank; City of Kansas City, Mo.; Hallmark; Mid-America Regional Council; Shook Hardy Bacon; Embarq; Johnson County; Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce; Missouri Department of Transportation; Commercial Lithographing; Social Security Administration; State Street; Garmin International; Terracon; Kansas City Area Transportation Authority; Coffeyville Resources; and DLR Group
Costly Commute
The average commuter who drives 20 miles round trip to work or school each day spends more than $2,000 a year on those trips. Discover how much you spend to drive alone by filling out the Cost of Driving Calculator.