# Presentation: 181184

## Slide 1

## Project Scope

- General Air Quality
- AQ Issues Specific to Tulsa
- Alternative Transportation
- Carpool, Biking, Walking & Transit
- Alternative Fuels

- Tulsa Then, 1945

- Tulsa  Now, 2003

## What We Did

- Driver Education
- Six Week Carpool Competition
- 3 x week, students commit to:
- Carpool
- Bike
- Walk
- Take the bus
- The school with the highest percentage of student participation won...

-  and Twenty $2,000 Rebates!

## How We Did It

- 2001 EPA
- Clean Air Transportation Communities Grant

## Getting Started

- Develop timeline
- Solicit schools
- Purchase car
- Develop supporting materials
- Purchase presentation equipment
- Determine how to tabulate results

## Timeline

- September 3-6		School Presentations
- September 9-13		School Presentations
- September 16-20		School Presentations
- September 24th		Registration Forms Due
- September 27th		Student Commute Activity Logs
- September 30th		Week 1 of Competition
- October 7th		Week 2 of Competition
- October 14th 		Week 3 of Competition
- October 21st		Week 4 of Competition
- October 28th		Week 5 of Competition
- November 4th		Final Week of Competition
- November 11-22nd	Tabulation of Results and Announce Winner

## School Solicitations 

- School Solicitations

- Which schools?
- TMA, INCOG Region, Public and Private
- No Driver Education
- Lack of funding to support programs
- Driver Education Teachers are Coaches
- It’s Football Season!!!!!!

## Slide 8

## Determining the Winner

- The school with the highest percentage of participation will get the car and the rebates!
- Each of the schools will be given a “total number” of points available to them based upon the number of students in each of the classes.  ONE point per week will be given when they carpool, bike, walk or take the bus 3 times in a given week.
- The total number of points earned as a class for the 6-week period will be added up and divided  by the total number of points available to them and a percentage will be calculated.

## Supporting Materials

- School Participation Forms
- Student Pledge Cards
- Educational Handouts
- Student Participation Forms
- Commute Logs
- Results Tabulation

## Slide 11

## Student Commute Miles
Average Commute Miles

- Student Commute Miles
- Average Commute Miles

- Why is this important?

## School Presentations

- Supporting Materials
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Handouts
- AQ Information
- Local Data
- Video
- Equipment
- Laptop, portable projector, TV & VCR

## Indoor

- Outdoor

- Tip:  Food and Giveaways!!!

## And the Winner is...

- And the Winner is...

| Final Results |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ACM= Average Commute Miles | Final Percentage= PE/PA | Points Available (PA) | Points Earned (PE) | # of Students | Miles Saved (PE*ACM) | Fuel Saving    (Miles Saved/17 mpg) |
| Sperry High School | 99% | 114 | 113 | 19 | 1017 | 60 gallons |
| ACM 3 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Thomas Edison High School | 99% | 564 | 556 | 94 | 8316 | 489 gallons |
| ACM 5 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Charles Page High School | 96% | 498 | 476 | 83 | 5976 | 352 gallons |
| ACM 4 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Central High School | 86% | 318 | 275 | 53 | 2475 | 146 gallons |
| ACM 3 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Owasso Mid High School | 71% | 612 | 432 | 102 | 3888 | 229 gallons |
| ACM 3 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  |  |  |  | Totals | 21672 | 1276 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Slide 16

## $34,000 in unwanted rebates!!

What did we do?
Hosted a second round of competition
Different Schools 
2nd School Quarter

- $34,000 in unwanted rebates!!
- What did we do?
- Hosted a second round of competition
- Different Schools
- 2nd School Quarter

- There was a problem!

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## Slide 21

##  Keys to a successful project!

-  **Keys to a successful project!**

## To Do List...

- Determine A Budget
- Develop Timeline
- Solicit Schools~ Develop Relationships
- Purchase Car
- Develop Supporting Materials
- Localize Your Information
- Purchase Presentation Equipment
- Determine How to Tabulate Results

## Determining a Budget

- Hybrid Vehicle (Can you get it donated)
- Car Artwork (Find a sponsor)
- Misc. Supplies
- Printing
- Giveaways
- Personnel Expenses

- Staffing Considerations:
-   Time Establishing School Database
-   Car Shopping/Requesting Donations
-   Developing Educational Materials
-   Meeting with Teachers
-   School Presentations
-   Tabulating Results

## Lessons We Learned

- No Driver Education
- Can You Play Football?
- Marketing Money
- Localize Educational Materials
- No Rebates
- Current Vehicle Situation
- Tie Breakers
- Determining the Winning School

## Rachel Kelley

**Indian Nations Council of Governments**

- Alternative Transportation Programs Manager
- RKelley@incog.org

- www.TulsaCleanCities.com

- www.TulsaCommuter.com