Appendix E-2 Baltimore Metropolitan Council Emission Reduction Measures List/ RACM Analysis

Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

Fuel Biodiesel 

fuel

Expand use 

of biodiesel 

fuel for onroad 

vehicles.

ü NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Fuel Low-NOx 

diesel fuel

Require 

regional use 

of low-NOx 

fuel additives 

for on-road 

diesel 

vehicles

ü ü ü NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Funding Sell clean 

air license 

plates

Sell Clean Air 

License 

Plates to fund 

air quality 

programs 

(similar to 

“Save the 

Bay” tags). 

Use the 

revenue to 

pay for cost 

effective 

emission 

reduction 

technologies.

ü

NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

I/M “Cash for 

Clunkers” 

Gas Caps 

Program

Provide free 

replacement 

gas caps to 

light- and 

medium-duty 

vehicle 

owners.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

I/M Enhanced 

enforceme

nt of 

smoking 

vehicles

Increase 

smoking 

vehicle 

enforcement 

for trucks.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

I/M Remote 

Sensing 

Program

Adopt a 

remote 

sensing 

program.

NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Idling Auxiliary 

Power 

Units 

(APU)

Increase 

Market 

Penetration 

of APUs to 

Reduce 

Truck Idling.

ü NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Idling Electrified 

parking for 

tour buses

Provide 

electrified 

parking 

spaces for 

tour buses.

üü NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

Mode 

Shift/VMT

Clean 

Commute 

Marketing 

through 

Opinion 

Leaders

Recruit public 

opinion 

leaders to 

educate and 

encourage 

the public to 

reduce single 

occupant 

vehicle 

commuting.

NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Mode 

Shift/VMT

Vehicle 

share 

programs

Develop 

vehicle share 

programs.

üü NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Mode 

Shift/VMT 

Telecourse

s at local 

colleges 

and 

universities

Encourage 

local colleges 

and 

universities to 

offer 

telecourses 

to reduce 

vehicle trips.

üü

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Mode 

Shift/VMT 

Mass 

marketing 

campaign

Marketing 

effort 

involving 

business-to-

business 

advertising 

campaign in 

print media 

and on world 

wide web.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

New Vehicle Private 

fleets buy 

gasoline 

hybrid 

electric 

vehicles

Require 

fleets 

operating in 

the Baltimore 

nonattainmen

t area to be 

comprised of 

a percentage 

of Advanced 

Technology--

Partial ZEVs 

(PZEVs).

üü NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008

New Vehicle Hybrid 

vehicle tax 

incentives

Establish 

incentives to 

purchase 

hybrid 

electric 

vehicles.

üü

NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

New Vehicle Rebate for 

Hybrid 

Vehicle 

Purchase

Issue rebates 

for purchase 

and 

registration of 

hybrid 

vehicles.

üü NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Parking New 

surface 

parking at 

transit 

centers

Add new 

parking 

spaces at 

transit center 

parking lots.

NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Retrofit Improve 

truck fleet 

efficiency

Encourage 

Adoption of 

Technologies 

that Increase 

Truck Fleet 

Efficiency.

üü

NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

Retrofit Voluntary 

NOx Diesel 

Retrofits

Implement 

voluntary 

diesel retrofit 

programs 

targeted at 

reducing NOx 

emissions. 

Target a 

variety of 

fleets and 

vehicle types.

üü NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Retrofit Voluntary 

PM Diesel 

Retrofits

Implement 

voluntary 

diesel retrofit 

programs 

targeted at 

reducing PM 

emissions. 

Target a 

variety of 

fleets and 

vehicle types.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Transit Clean Fuel 

Shuttles--

mostly 

CNG

Use 

alternative 

fuel shuttle 

buses at 

airports. 

Include private lot 

shuttles--on a 

voluntary 

basis.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

NOx reduced

RACM 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

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Transit Real-time 

bus 

schedule

Provide realtime bus 

schedule 

information.

ü ü NO Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Transit Emergency 

ride home

Provide free 

taxi rides 

home for 

transit riders 

on systems 

that cannot 

get them 

home at 

midday for 

emergency

situations

ü ü NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

VMT Reduction School 

course on 

transportati

on-related 

air quality

Create and 

distribute 

public school 

course 

material on 

air pollution 

from motor 

vehicles

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

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

December 8, 2006