Winter 2004


Winter weather brings dangerous road conditions to many parts of the country, so winter is a good time to remind drivers about two simple steps that will reduce their time on the road, while also helping to ease traffic congestion and improve air quality.

This winter, It All Adds Up To Cleaner Air is providing a number of materials and online resources built on the theme of reducing drive time during winter weather. The winter messages are: trip chain more often and telecommute when you can.

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John Edwards, managing director, Telework Coaltion, is a member of the Alliance for Clean Air and Transportation’s (ACAT) Executive Committee. Edwards discusses the benefits of telecommuting and offers advice on setting up an office telecommuting program.

 Trip chain more often.

 Telecommute

Download our flyer with these two winter tips

Did You Know: Combining three short trips into one trip chain every week could eliminate about 200 miles on your vehicle each year. That adds up to a savings of 10 hours and 10 gallons of gas each year. Wouldn’t you rather spend your time and money on something other than sitting in your car!

Until recently the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina and the surrounding community felt removed from “big city” issues like air pollution...

More than 100 air quality and transportation professionals from across the country use the Exchange to share ideas and information on their public education and outreach activities, get feedback, find out about new tools, and learn what other communities are doing to address air quality and transportation problems.

The It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air goal is to equip local, state, and regional transportation and air quality organizations with the tools necessary to implement effective public education campaigns about their communities’ air quality and congestion issues. The initiative provides an entire suite of materials... >>more