In June 2008, York Regional Council approved the Corporate Air Quality Strategy.  This Strategy outlines a series of Region-wide initiatives to improve air quality and addresses all Regional activities and operations that contribute to air pollution. It also sets goals for reducing the Region's environmental impact.

 

Some of the Region's ongoing environmental initiatives contained in the Strategy include:

 

• The York Region Transportation Master Plan
• York Region Transit (YRT)/Viva public transit and solar-powered transit shelters
• 20/20 The Way to Clean Air Campaign
• The corporate recycling program
• The Water for Tomorrow program
• Mandatory Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for all new Regional buildings 

New initiatives include:

 

• Developing a Strategic Energy Plan
• Wind power initiatives
• Expansion of corporate hybrid vehicles
• Corporate vehicle anti-idling policies
• YRT diesel-electric and bio-diesel fuel pilot-projects
• The expansion of Viva's rapid transit's transit-only rapidways
• Implementation of the Regional Pedestrian and Cycling Master Plan