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Examples of Current and Past Partnerships: ~--------------- .. :;-,.:,~ 

"Car Care for Clean Air" Weber State University, Utah Department of Air Quality, 

Salt Lake City, Utah ' . 

"Demonstration Program for Obtaining SIP Credit for Voluntary Measures" 

California Air Resources Board. Sacramento, California 

"Improving Air Quality through Voluntary-Citizen Changes in Tran~portation Choices" Chattanooga, Tennessee 

"Tour of the Urban Environment" Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. 

Chicago, Illinois 

"I.D.L.E. in Dade" Dade County, Florida 

"Interactive Information Kiosk" Ventura County, California 

"Air Repair Communications" Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 

St. Louis, Missouri · 

"Driving Smart Curriculum Demonstration" Boston, Massachusetts 

"Clean Air Conference" National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control And Safety, 

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 

"Quantifying Emission Reduction Impacts of Seasonal and Episodic Programs: 

A State Model." Baltimore, Maryland 

"Evaluation of Automotive Technician Training Programs" Ferris State University, Big 

Rapids, Michigan 

"Cash for Clippers" State of Maryland 

"Initiative to Involve Youth in Travel Choices: Community-Based Solutions to 

Community-Defined Problems." Academy for Educational Development. 

Demonstration sites: Boston, Massachusetts; Kansas City, Kansas; Tampa, Florida 

"Transportation/ Air Quality Public Information Initiative" In conjunction with the 

Department of Transportation. Demonstration sites: Dover, Delaware; Albany, New 

York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; San Francisco, California 

"Televised Ozone Mapping" NESCAUM (Northeastern States for Coordinated Air 

Use Management), OTC (Ozone Transport Commission} and MARAMA (MidAtlantic Regional Air Management Association} 

"Air Quality, Motor Vehicles, and Public Health" 17 local lung associations to 

be identified · 

"Driving Smart" Environmental Health Center of the National Safely Council. 1500 

schools nationwide 

"Clean Air Project" National Association of Regional Councils, MPOs nationwide 

"Vehicle Maintenance Initiative" Nationwide 

"Ozone and Particulate Matter Outreach" STAPP A/ ALAPCO (State and Territorial 

Air Pollution Program Administrators/ Association of Local Air Pollution Control 

Officials.} Nationwide 

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EPA's Transportation Air Quality Center 

2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 

Information Request Phone Line: (734) 214-4100 

www. epa.govl omswwwltraq