Spare the Air Status

Monday, 5/20
No Spare the Air Alert in Effect
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Air Quality Widgets | BAAQMD

2 Day Forecast

Air Quality Forecast
Friday, May 17 at 10:38 AM
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North Counties
42
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Coast and Central Bay
47
G
Eastern District
54
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South Central Bay
45
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Santa Clara Valley
67
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Read an explanation of the color-coded AQI scale categories used in the air quality forecast.

View the extended Five-Day Air Quality Forecast.

Find out which reporting zone your city is located in.

Ozone Exceedances

Summer 2013

Spare the Air Alerts
1
National 8-Hour Ozone Excess Days
2
California 1-Hour Ozone Excess Days
1
California 8-Hour Ozone Excess Days
2

Ozone Exceedance History

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Spare the Air 

 Bike

There’s a better way to work! Look for ways to share, shorten or change your commute so you spend less time alone in your car and more time doing what you want to do. Be ‘in the know’ by carpooling with co-workers. Or take transit where you can finally finish that novel or clean out your inbox before work. By riding your bike to work, your commute can be your new (free!) gym.

Find a better way to work and enjoy the many perks experienced by commuters who take transit, carpool, bike or walk to work, instead of driving alone!

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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issues Spare the Air Alerts when ozone pollution is forecast to reach unhealthy levels in the Bay Area.

The 2013 Spare the Air smog season runs from May through October.

To find out when a Spare the Air Alert is in effect, register for email AirAlerts, call 1 (800) HELP-AIR, download the Spare the Air App or connect with Spare the Air on Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Spare the Air Alerts will also be posted on the Spare the Air and www.baaqmd.gov websites.

Spare the Air Every Day 

Help reduce pollution and prevent Spare the Air Alerts! Here are some great ways to Spare the Air and find a better way to work:

Commute Tips

Visit stacommutetips.org to get all the information you’re looking for about commute programs and incentives available where you live and work.

Walk or Ride Your Bike

Save money and improve your health, too! Use the Spare the Air app’s Bike Route Planner or the 511 Bike Mapper to plan your trip.

Take the Bus, Ferry or Train

Save gas and money – and reduce stress! Find the fastest route on 511 Trip Planner.

Carpool

Commute with colleagues or neighbors instead of driving alone. Find your rideshare match at 511.org.

Skip a Trip or Link Your Errands

By combining or eliminating trips, you reduce pollution in addition to saving gas and time.

News

Bike to Work Day 2013

Join hundreds of thousands of people riding their bikes to work on the Bay Area’s 19th Annual Bike to Work Day, Thursday, May 9th. Visit your nearest Energizer Station on your way to work on Bike to Work Day and enjoy free coffee, snacks, and get a free canvas tote bag.

Spare the Air Youth Website

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Check out the Air District's new Spare the Air Youth website.  Spare the Air Youth is a new regional program that encourages children and families in the Bay Area to walk, bicycle, carpool and take transit.

San Geronimo Valley Wood Stove Replacement Program

Up to $750 is available to replace
non-EPA certified wood stoves with cleaner-burning equipment.  For more information on this program, see fact sheets in English and Spanish or visit 
www.maringreenbuilding.org/
woodsmoke.

Bay Area PEV Ready Website

The Air District's new Bay Area Plug-In Electric Vehicle Ready website provides useful information about electric vehicle and charger resources and Air District grant opportunities.

Podcasts and Videos

Listen to Air District podcasts or watch videos about air quality related topics.

Clean Vehicle Guides

Our Clean Vehicle Guides page has links to resources for consumers in the market for a cleaner-technology car.

New iPhone App

Visit the Apple App Store to download our app and get Spare the Air Alerts and air quality forecasts on your iPhone.