When:  Wednesday, April 30 – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Where:  Battelle Plaza in the Arena District (the corner of Front and Nationwide Boulevard)
Click here to download outlook Calendar

Each year MORPC plans the Clean Air Fair with the goal of familiarizing downtown employees with information on respiratory health, green technologies and fuels, healthy lifestyles, and transportation choices-ultimately raising awareness of voluntary actions they can take to reduce pollution.   Last year, the Clean Air Fair educated and entertained over 1000 employees from American Electric Power, Nationwide, City of Columbus, the State of Ohio, and the Arena District. Once again we will be honoring individuals and organizations that have accomplished outstanding leadership in improving air quality in central Ohio through our Clean Air Awards, which are presented at the Clean Air Fair. 

Stop by and enjoy free ice cream and music from the CD101 ice cream truck, where you could win a new bike from Cyclist Connection , as well as great raffle prizes generously provided by the following restaurants and organizations:

Chipotle (20 - free burrito gift cards)
Rise and Dine Restaurant (8 - $10 gift cards)
Consider Biking ($65 gift card to Westerville Bike Shop; 1 admission to a Restoration Bicycle Workshop; and 2 t-shirts)
V Power Yoga ($60 gift card)
Buca di Beppo ($50 gift card)
Cotters Restaurant ($50 gift card)
Earth Share of Ohio ($50 gift card to Giant Eagle)
Frog Bear and Wild Boar Bar ($25 gift card)
Gordon Biersch ($25 gift card)
Max and Erma's ($25 gift card)

Thank you very much for your support.

Educational Exhibits

American Lung Association of Ohio
AstraZeneca
Central Ohio Asthma Coalition
Clean Fuels Ohio
Columbus Public Health
Consider Biking
COTA 
Cyclist Connection
Earth Share of Ohio
Franklin County Board of Health
Metro Parks
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ohio Consumers' Counsel
Ohio Environmental Council
Ohio's Tomorrow
RideSolutions
The Breathing Association
Third Hand Bicycle Co-op

Clean Air Awards

The Clean Air Awards will once again be presented to individuals and organizations that have accomplished outstanding leadership in improving air quality in central Ohio. The following award winners will be honored at the Clean Air Fair:

Calfee, Halter and Griswold Law Firm for becoming the region’s first company to sign onto the Eco-Bucks program, which offers financial reward to employee commuters who use transit options other than single occupancy vehicles. The Columbus law firm has adopted the 2 x 12 initiative, encouraging each commuter to use an alternative mode of transportation to work just two days a month. Over 20 percent of Calfee’s employees participated on the first day of the Eco-Bucks program, using alternatives such as walking, biking, carpooling, and public transportation.

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for implementing an Anti-Idling Policy. The Franklin County Sheriff's personnel are improving our air quality by not allowing their county vehicles to idle for any length of time unless it is absolutely essential for Sheriff's Office operations. For example, cars should not be left idling while deputies take runs simply for the purpose of keeping the inside of the car warm or cool. Also, by reducing the amount of vehicle warm up time they will be reducing emissions and saving gas. By taking these steps, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office will conserve fuel, reduce pollution, and save significant funds that can be used for better purposes.

Dr. Lingying Zhao, with the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University, for establishing the first-ever air quality research extension program at OSU, focusing on studying air emissions from large agriculture animal facilities and air quality at farms, nearby communities and rural and urban interfaces. She also developed two technologies: a unique wet scrubber for removal of ammonia emissions and an electrostatic precipitator for controlling dust emissions from farms. Since 2003 about 1250 farmers participated in air quality education programs.

MORPC thanks all of the nominees for doing their part to raise awareness about reducing pollution.

Click here for more information about our regions air quality