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I am excited to announce my policy proposal, Clean Streets NYC, as a plan to keep the streets and air in New York City clean. Through the process of preventing littering and air pollution in NYC we will create a better life for ourselves and the future of this city. People need to start worrying about the air pollution caused from fuel let out of motor vehicles, quickly getting garbage off the streets and preventing people from littering.

pollution in new york

2 Most Important ways of Pollution that we have to stop:

Idling?

Many people might have no idea what idling means and may not have ever even heard of it. Idling is when you are sitting curbside parked with your car on, its illegal in New York because of laws passed which is great. Unfortunately because of how populated the city is, it is very hard to crack down on everyone who continues to idle. Although it sounds ridiculous, people have no idea how much the ecosystem benefits every time they shut there car off instead of it keep running. Though laws are already strict we look to a much larger spectrum of how we can end idling once and for all.

Littering?

Unfortunately, there will never not be careless lazy people to stop littering in the communities we live in. Theres 2 reasons why, the first is that people can be ignorant about the topic of how littering can impact our everyday lives. The other is people who know what it does to the community but dont care because it doesn't directly affect them, at least right then. This is a very important part of our lives which is why I include it in my proposal.

What do these 2 things do to our economy?

Litter washes up in important NYC waterways

https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/nyc-among-smoggiest-cities-nation-report-says

SMOG IN NYC

What do I propose?

UNDER THIS POLICY-

Idling will not be tolerated-

If you are caught idling in NYC, It will lead to a temporary license suspension up to 1 month
If you are reported for idling in NYC, You will be fined up to $1,000
Buying an electric car will make you eligible of a tax write off

2. Littering will not be tolerated-

Raised fines for littering up to $2,000, with minimum fine of $500
Up to 30 days in jail
Second time offenders will be required to pay fine plus 30 hours of community service, cleaning up the city of New York

3. Landlords of property in NYC are required to keep clean the sidewalks in front of there building ending at the start of the street, if garbage is visible in front of there property they will be fined, unless contained in garbage can

4. Sanitation trucks must be washed and cleaned twice a week, in approach to mask foul smell on the streets.

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