### Ap pendix E

- 2 Baltimore Metropolitan Council Emission Reduction Measures List/ RA CM A naly sis

Strategy Category Strategy

Name Brief

DescriptionAbove 0.1 tons per dayVOC reducedAbove 0.1 tons per dayNOx reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofVOC reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofNOx reducedRACM Yes or No?RACM Explanation:

Fuel Biodiesel

fuel Expand use

of biodiesel fuel for on

road vehicles. 

## ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008

Fuel Low

- NOx

diesel fuel Require

regional use of low

- NO x fuel additives for on

- road diesel vehicles 

## ü ü ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008

Funding Sell clean

air license plates Sell Clean Air

License Plates to fund air quality programs (sim ilar to “Save the Ba y” tags). Use the revenue to p ay for cost effective

em ission reduction technologies. 

## ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008Strategy

Category Strategy

Name Brief

DescriptionAbove 0.1 tons per dayVOC reducedAbove 0.1 tons per dayNOx reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofVOC reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofNOx reducedRACM Yes or No?RACM Explanation:

I/M “Cash for

Clunkers” Gas Caps Program Provide free

replacement gas caps to light

- and

me dium

- duty vehicle

owners. NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reductions

I/M Enhanced

enforceme nt of

sm ok ing vehicles Increase

sm ok ing vehicle enforcement for trucks. NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reductions

I/M Remote

Sen sing Program Adopt a

remote sensing program. NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008

Idling Auxiliary

Power Units (APU) Increase

Market Penetration of APUs to Reduce Truck Idling. 

## ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2 008

Idling Electrified

parking for tour buses Provide

electrified parking spaces for tour buses. 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008Strategy

Category Strategy

Name Brief

DescriptionAbove 0.1 tons per dayVOC reducedAbove 0.1 tons per dayNOx reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofVOC reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofNOx reducedRACM Yes or No?RACM Explanation:

Mode Shift/VMT Clean

Commute Marketing through Opinion Leaders Recruit public

opinion leaders t o educate and encourage the public to reduce single occupant vehicle commuting. NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008

Mode Shift/VMT Vehicle

share programs Develop

vehicle share programs. 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions befor e May 2008

Mode Shift/VMT Telecourse

s at local colleges and universities Encourage

local colleges and universities to offer telecourses to reduce vehicle trips. 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reductions

Mode Shift/VMT Mass

ma rk eting

cam paign Marketing

effort involving business

- to

- business advertising

cam paign in print media and on world wide web. NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reductionsStrategy

Category Strategy

Name Brief

DescriptionAbove 0.1 tons per dayVOC reducedAbove 0.1 tons per dayNOx reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofVOC reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofNOx reducedRACM Yes or No?RACM Explanation:

New Vehicle Private

fl eets buy gasoline hy brid electric vehicles Require

fleets operating in the Baltimore nonattainmen t area to be

com prised of a percentage of Advanced Technology

-- Partial ZEVs (PZEVs). 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 20 08

New Vehicle Hy brid

vehicle tax incentives Establish

incentives to purchase hy brid electric vehicles. 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008

New Vehicle Rebate for

Hy brid Vehicle Purchase Issue rebates

for purchase and regi stration of hy brid vehicles. 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008

Parking New

surface parking at transit centers Add new

parking spaces at transit center parking lots. NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008

Retrofit Improve

truck fleet efficiency Encourage

Adoption of Technologies that Increase Truck Fleet Efficiency. 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008Strategy

Category Strategy

Name Brief

DescriptionAbove 0.1 tons per dayVOC reducedAbove 0.1 tons per dayNOx reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofVOC reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofNOx reducedRACM Yes or No?RACM Explanation:

Retrofit Voluntary

NOx Diesel Retrofits Implement

voluntary diesel r etrofit programs targeted at reducing NOx

em issions. Target a variety of fleets and vehicle types. 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not provide reductions before May 2008

Retrofit Voluntary

PM Diesel Retrofits Implement

voluntary diesel retrofit programs targeted at reducing PM

em issions. Target a variety of fleets and vehicle types. NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reductions

Transit Clean Fuel

Shuttles

-- mo stly CNG Use

alternative fuel shuttle buses at airports. Include p rivate lot shuttles

-- on a voluntary basis. NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reductionsStrategy

Category Strategy

Name Brief

DescriptionAbove 0.1 tons per dayVOC reducedAbove 0.1 tons per dayNOx reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofVOC reducedBelow $10,000 per ton ofNOx reducedRACM Yes or No?RACM Explanation:

Transit Discounted

pre

- paid transit fare instruments Institute/prom

ote method for employers to provide transportation vouchers (i.e., for alternatives to SOV). NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reductions

Transit Real

- time

bus schedule Provide real

tim e bus schedule information. 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potenti al

em ission reductions Transit Em ergency

ride home Provide free

taxi rides hom e for transit riders on systems that cannot get them hom e at mi dday for

em ergency situations 

## ü ü NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reduction s

VMT Reduction School

course on transportati

on

- related air quality Create and

distribute public school

course
ma terial on air pollution from motor vehicles NO Wi ll not advance attainment based on potential

em ission reductions



### Source: E.H . Pechan & Associates, Inc., “ Review of Emission Reductions Strategies”, December 8, 2006