Turn It Off: How Commitments & Prompts Reduce Anti-Idling Behavior

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Julie Cook Kitchener Feb 10, 2025 13:41 pm
Hi all,   Have you heard of the Turn It Off campaign? The project aimed to reduce car idling at school drop-off zones and transit “Kiss and Ride” parking lots across Toronto. This…

Switzerland’s bike to work campaign: Fun, easy, and popular

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Julie Cook Kitchener May 13, 2024 12:41 pm
Hi all,   The social marketing discipline has long held this truism that sustainable behaviours should be fun, easy, and popular. Switzerland’s bike to work campaign is all of tho…
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Turn it Off: Anti-Idling Project Using Commitment, Prompts and Norms

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