Idling at drive-thrus creates health problems

Idling at drive-thrus creates health problems  | Beverley J. Anderson is the air quality educator for the Williams Lake Environmental Society, in partnership with the Williams Lake Air Quality Roundtable
Published: June 05, 2009 7:00 PM
People like drive-thrus.  So do fast food chains, since drive-thrus supply more than half of [...]

Expert’s advice: Don’t waste gas in idle time at fast-food windows

Expert’s advice: Don’t waste gas in idle time at fast-food windows
Friday, June 05, 2009
BY T.W. BURGER tburger@patriot-news.com
Robert Davis has a pet peeve.
The retired Navy submariner and PECO energy-efficiency expert sees long lines of vehicles sitting in line at fast-food restaurant drive-through windows and it drives him crazy.
Davis is no off-the-wall crackpot. [...]

Drive-thru Banking | To curb smog, banks ask customers to cut engines

Zions Bank is asking its customers to turn the key on air pollution.

In a voluntary effort to help clean up Utah’s smog, all Zions locations are asking their customers to cut their engines when waiting in line at the drive-through.
Bank patrons who use the pneumatic tubes are greeted by large stickers reading, “Turn your key, [...]

Denialism | Tim Hortons

Proposed drive-thru ban irks Timmy’s owner
By Elaine Mitropoulos, Comox Valley EchoMay 5, 2009
John Brocklehurst says he would think twice about opening another business in the Town of Comox should its council outlaw future drive-thrus.
“Even though it may not impact us at the moment, it could if we ever decide to go and open another store,” [...]

A Tim Hortons Renovates to a No-seating Drive-thru

Farewell to Hamilton’s ‘Doughnut U’

Ted Brellisford, the Hamilton Spectator

Hortons demolishes Main and Wentworth store for drive-thru

April 22, 2009
Paul Wilson
The Hamilton Spectator
(Apr 22, 2009)
‘I’m sorry,” she says, and turns her head to brush tears from her eyes.
“This is my place,” she says. “I know all [...]

Drive-thru debate divides council

Drive-thru debate divides council
By Elaine Mitropoulos, Comox Valley EchoApril 17, 2009

As the debate drags on, drive-thrus continue to divide the Comox council.
This week’s council meeting saw Coun. Ken Grant, who is staunchly in favour of the fast-food fixtures, question Coun. Patti Fletcher’s motives in wanting to rid Comox of future drive-thrus.
Fletcher owns a bike [...]

N. Idaho city looking at banning drive-throughs

Last updated April 12, 2009 11:30 a.m. PT
N. Idaho city looking at banning drive-throughs
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANDPOINT, Idaho — Residents in this northern Idaho city might have to start waving bye bye to drive-through businesses.
A proposal to prohibit drive-through services recently passed the city’s planning and zoning commission and goes before the city council in May.
If [...]

Hamilton looks into limited drive-thru bans

City looks into limited drive-thru bans

April 08, 2009

The Hamilton Spectator

(Apr 8, 2009)
Hamilton’s planning staff continue to oppose a city-wide ban on drive-thrus, but are investigating restrictions for select neighbourhoods.
A full ban would likely be appealed and lose at the Ontario Municipal Board, staff told councillors on the planning committee yesterday. However, as [...]

QSR Magazine Requests ‘Death of the Drive-thru’ be Removed from Our Site

UPDATE: On April 22nd we received a very respectful and polite communication from the production manager of QSR.  The communication stated that they (QSR) appreciated the interviews granted by our members used in the article, however, due to QSR’s copyright policy, we cannot be granted permission to post the entire content of this article.  They [...]

Sierra magazine | Idling cars are an economic and an environmental disaster

Harming the environment is no idle threat | Idling cars are an economic and an environmental disaster
Sierra magazine, March/April 2009 issue, p. 14
How many times have you sat in line for several minutes at a bank or fast-food drive-through and wondered how much gas you were wasting? Perhaps you even [...]