Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0090-0164
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-04-06T04:00Z

Emission
Reduction
Strategy
Description
and
analysis
of
how
the
strategy
will
be
implemented
Estimate
of
emission
reductions
(
if
available/
details
on
status
Date
of
Implementation
Resource
Concerns/
Constraints
Geographic
area
and/
or
local
government
1.
Local
governments
join
and
participate
with
the
private
sector
in
the
NC
Air
Awareness
Program
Division
of
Air
Quality
(
DAQ)
and
WPCOG
will
encourage
local
governments
and
the
private
sector
to
join
the
Air
Awareness
Program.
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2003/
ongoing
Need
the
Division
of
Air
Quality's
support
and
coordination
assistance
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
2.
Enhanced
Ozone
Awareness
(
Outreach­
Communication):
assign
a
local
agency
to
develop
and
implement
an
aggressive
program
to
educate
and
motivate
individuals
and
businesses/
organizations,
to
take
actions
to
minimize
ozone
pollution.
Can
include
a
wider
distribution
of
educational
materials,
increased
media
alerts,
promoting
NC
Air
Awareness
program,

etc.
All
EAC
members
will
coordinate
program.
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2003/
ongoing
WPCOG
will
need
education
materials
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
3.
Evaluate
the
benefits
of
participation
in
the
Clean
Cities
program
WPCOG
will
coordinate
program
if
UAQC
desires
to
participate
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2003/
ongoing
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
4.
City
and
County
Energy
Plan
(
Energy
Conservation
Plan):
An
energy
plan
could
be
developed
that
directs
city
&
county
departments
to
reduce
energy
use.
This
could
include
new
construction
standards
for
new
buildings,

retrofitting
city/
county
buildings,
schools,
&
street
lights
for
energy
efficiency,
and
energy
renewable
sources
i.
e.
Sustainable
Building
Design
Stds.
"
Energy
Star"
Program,
white
roofs,
etc.,
promoting
transportation
alternatives,
and
encouraging
recycling
&
composting.
Local
governments
will
develop
their
own
energy
plan
(
possibly
involve
Cooperative
Extension
Service)
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2005/
ongoing
Need
outside
expertise
to
develop
plans
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
5.
Assign
staff
to
become
air
quality
contact
Local
governments
will
designate
staff
member
as
air
quality
contact
person
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2003/
ongoing
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
6.
Adopt
a
local
clean
air
policy
&
appoint
a
stakeholder
group
to
identify
&

recommend
locally
feasible
air
improvement
actions
Unifour
Air
Quality
Committee
(
UAQC)
will
continue
to
serve
as
this
group
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2003/
ongoing
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
7.
Landscaping
Standards:
Planted
trees
and
vegetative
landscaping
reduce
the
need
for
air
conditioning,
reduce
the
heat
island
effect
in
urban
areas,
and
reduce
energy
usage.
Landscaping
and
tree
ordinances
could
be
drafted
to
establish
minimum
tree
planting
standards
for
new
development;
and
to
promoted
strategic
tree
planting,
street
trees,
and
parking
lot
trees
"
Urban
Forests
Program"
All
local
governments
should
develop
tree
and
landscaping
ordinances.

Local
governments
should
educate
and
encourage
citizen
participation
with
tree
and
other
vegetative
plantings.
Riparian
buffer
regulations
should
also
be
supported
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2005
(
Some
in
2003)
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
8.
Implement
Smart
Growth,
mixed
use,
and
infill
development
policies.
Encourage
compact
development
to
reduce
travel
and
promote
Smart
Growth
concepts
and
redevelopment
activities
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2005
(
Some
in
2003)
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
9.
Develop
plans
to
encourage
bicycle
and
pedestrian
usage.
Each
EAC
member
will
develop
plans
within
a
regional
context.
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2005
(
Some
in
2003)
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
10.
Discourage
Open
Burning
on
Ozone
Action
Days
(
Pledge
Program)
Request
all
major
land
development
and
grading
businesses
to
sign
pledges
to
not
engage
in
open
burning
activities
on
high
ozone
days.
Will
survey
participants
for
#

of
days
that
open
burning
did
not
occur
2003/
ongoing
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
11.
Support
Coordination
of
Metropolitan
Planning
Organization
(
MPO)
and
Rural
Planning
Organization
(
RPO)
efforts
MPO
and
RPO
will
coordinate
transportation
and
air
quality
planning
efforts
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2003
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
12.
Encourage
the
use
of
compressed
work
weeks
or
flexible
work
hours,
which
helps
reduce
traffic
congestion
during
the
peak
driving
hours
by
spreading
out
the
number
of
vehicles
on
the
roadway
over
a
longer
period
of
time
MPO
and
RPO
will
promote
benefits
of
telecommuting,
flexible
work
hours
and
staggered
work
schedules
Will
determine
#
of
participants
and
estimate
reduction
in
VMT
2004
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
13.
Expand
Transit
and
Ridesharing
programs
(
carpooling/
vanpooling).
These
are
options
where
employers
living
in
the
same
area
agree
to
ride
to
work
together
rather
than
to
drive
their
individual
vehicles
to
work.
MPO
and
RPO
and
local
governments
will
educate
and
promote
these
benefits
Produce
Maps
to
locate
employees
to
assist
with
ridesharing
programs
Will
determine
#
of
participants
and
estimate
reduction
in
VMT
2004
None
Unifour
Areas
All
stakeholders
14.
Improve
traffic
operational
planning,
engineering
and
maintenance
for
existing
and
future
transportation
infrastructure.
MPO,
RPO,
NCDOT,
and
municipalities,
will
expand
traffic
operational
and
engineering
technologies
(
signal
timing,
signing,
message
boards,
etc.,
and
other
intelligent
transportation
strategies)
Not
quantifiable,
but
effective
2004
None
Unifour
Area
Municipalities
&
NC
DOT