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AUGUST 7, 2025
Windsor ‘Quiet Zone’ now in effect ● Train horns to be quelled at in-town intersections By Christian Kallen
Photo by Christian Kallen
IDLING COMMITTEE Three members of Climate Action Healdsburg who are focused on the issue of car idling show off their new signs at Big John’s Market, where customer idling is a frequent practice. From left, Stephanie Callimanis Turk, Richard Cochran and Charlene Luks.
Taking climate action one step at a time ● Move over Earth Day, here comes Sun Day By Christian Kallen The 24-inch-by-20-inch blue signs have popped up at a number of streetside locations around town: in front yards and shop driveways, at Rec Park and Bell’s Ambulance, even at the
Big John’s intersection. They’re anti-idling signs, encouraging drivers to “Turn Your Key, Be Idle Free!” Although a small, three-person group has done most of the work on this, the
environmental dangers of idling have begun to break through to the local public’s attention. The signs are the latest iteration of the Anti-Idling Committee’s ongoing efforts, derived from the energy of the hundred or so active participants in Climate Action Healdsburg. This particular subgroup—Richard
Cochran, Stephanie Callimanis Turk and Charlene Luks—has worked on its own for well over a year, meeting with Police Chief Matt Jenkins, city planners and managers. And it has results to show for it. In November 2024, Cochran — More on page 7
Residents of the Town of Windsor should be able to sleep in a bit longer this week. Town Manager Jon Davis said that the town would have a final inspection from the Federal Rail Administration on Monday, Aug. 4, following which “Quiet Zone” signage along the railroad track would be unveiled that would forbid SMART trains from using their horns within city limits. Right on schedule, SMART issued a press release at 1pm on Monday: “The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved the establishment of a Quiet Zone in Windsor. With the Windsor Quiet Zone now approved, routine use of the train horn at designated crossings in Windsor will be discontinued beginning Tuesday, August 5, 2025.” So the good news is that the morning trains should be a lot quieter crossing intersections — More on page 10