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Air pollution comes from many
sources, including stationary sources
like power plants and mobile sources
such as cars and trucks. The 1990
Clean Air Act Amendments include
several provisions encouraging the
use of transportation controls for air
pollutants caused by mobile sources.
The success of some of these
measures is largely dependent
on public understanding of the
effect that driving has on air
quality and a commitment to
improving the environment.
Many states, regions, and local governments develop general
outreach and educational campaigns to inform citizens about
the impact of individual travel choices. The Smart Travel
Resource Center is a tool for facilitating that information
process.
Benefits
Environmental Regulators, Transportation
Planners, and Public Information Officers can:
• review transportation-related air quality programs
from around the country
•view sample outreach and educational materials
• identify potential points of contact :
• benefit from the experience of a variety of state,
local, and regional planners with successful
programs already in place :
www.epa.gov/omewww/etrc.htm
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Information Available at the Center
The Smart Travel Resource Center offers a centralized
collection of materials emphasizing the benefits of choosing
alternative methods of transportation. The Center presents
an opportunity to see what works to improve air quality by
reducing the number of single-occupant vehicles on the road.
The database operates via the world wide web
(www.epa.gov/omswww/strc.htm).
STRC Features:
• visual display of a variety of
posters, booklets, factsheets, and
other public outreach materials
from around the country
• summaries of state,
regional, and local outreach
programs
9 summaries of more than
25 air quality education
programs detailing the
curriculum
9 Information on episodic'
control measures
• links to other web site
on transportation, the1
environment, health
Issues, and education, and
9 newsletters.
www.epa.gov/omswwvv/strc.htm
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4 Using the Smart Travel Resource Center
The Smart Travel
Resource Center
directory can be
accessed through
the Internet at the
following address:
http://
www.epa.gov/
omswww/
strc.htm. This is
the home page of
the STRC web site
and the user may
either enter the
directory or link to
related web sites. The
directory includes
summaries of
programs at various
stages of develop-
ment and imple-
mentation. Program
summaries present
information as
provided by pro-
gram authorities,
however, the inclu-
sion of a summary
in the directory does
not imply endorse-
ment by EPA.
I
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Smart Trave! Resource Center
Welcome to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Smart Travel Resource
Center, a clearinghouse of information on public education and information campaigns
and programs around the U.S. Inclusion of a particular program does not necessarily
constitute endorsement or approval by EPA
For mopre information about the Resource Center, Click on the triangles (>) next lo
the headings below.
> WhatJs the; Pegpurpe^CenterT:
> Why it was developed:
> How to access:
> Suggestions and Responses:
> New Programs Form:
The STRC Directory's main screen
presents a menu of program listings
by general category.
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Location ~ State Program Name
CO >/- BC Let's Clear the Air
NOx CA Spare the Air
• H™ • CA Cities tor Climate Protection Campaign
25"* '<.-. CA Sky High: An Air Quality Cirrloulum for Ventura
jjox M' CA SkyKeeper Activity Book
VOC1 CA Smogbusters
CA Think Earth Environmental Education Program
' Sponsor , CA SMART: San Diego Marketing Alliance Program
AlrAa«ncy l" CN MetroPool, Inc.
DOT •-. CO Transportation Management Association (TMA)
Emrtro CO Travel Reduction Incentive Program fTFNP)
HSSL- , cV CO Stress Less Commuter Fair
r^»r P^ CO Downtown Denver Transportation Management
nmnMp I1! CO The Pollution Solution
- Transit Authority . CO Ride Arrangers
Transportation e_; CO Skyline
:', CO HOP Shuttle
'Title r i CO AlrExchange
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*lr Quality R DC Teacher's Side to Work) Resources
iSST b O0 Title Not Specified
SlSil k DC Clean Air pVolect
Newsletter f«u fXI Gas Guzzler Campaign
other , PL Vanpool Program
Transpoiwtloift ij H. Teacher Packet Florida Dept. of Env. Protection
Trans/Air B* p_ Clean Air Month (liay) Ozone Awareness Week
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The directory
organizes program
summaries into
general categories.
To access infor-
mation about a
particular type of
program from the
directory's home
page, the user can
select from a menu
of these program
categories.
Selecting the "By Program Type" category, for instance, provides
the user with a navigation view. The view will show a list of
programs by type: air quality, environmental education,
episodic, general air pollution, newsletter, transportation/air
quality, or trans-
portation services.
The user can then
click on the specific
subcategory of
interest to access an
alphabetical listing
by state of all pro-
grams in the
directory that focus
on that particular
program type.
www.epa.gov/omewww/e-trc.htm
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File_ .Edit View Create^ _Actjons_
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STATE Washington
TARGETED POLLUTANTS/AIR QUALITY STATUS Ozone, PM
PROGRAM NAME Air Care
ORGANIZATION Northwest Air PoBuhon Authority
1600 S. Second St.
Mount Vomon. WA 98273-5202
Phone: 800-622-4627,360-428-J617
Fax: 360-428-1620
nwapa 9 pactlicrim jn&t
www.pacificrim.ni2V-nwapa
CONTACT Laura Curley
Phone: 360-428-1617, ext 202
MATERIALS Posters, Brochures. TV ad, PSAs. Education Packets for Teachers,
Classroom Presentation for grades 4-12. Teacher Workshops
TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
Purpose To educate pubte regarding air quality issues relating to transportation,
outdoor burning, and wood-stove burning.
The NW Air Pollution Authonty uses several different approaches to educating the public about air
quality issues related to transportation. NWAPA conducts numerous teacher training sessions,
gives 200 classroom presentations per year, and distributes printed materials to the general
public. Printed materials are left m foranes, banks, skating arenas, grocery stores, local
businesses, and county offices. Fact sheets on saving money with a welt-tuned car are distributed
at 'green service stations/ Hal' of their S8S.OOO outreach budget is spent on school programs.
Theme The actions of individuals do have an Impact on afr quality.
Audience generaLpublic and school children
OTHER INFORMATION
Clicking on
an entry
in the pro-
grams list
opens the
summary.
Each
program
summary
identifies
the title,
location,
targeted
pollutant,
sponsoring organization, contact person and phone
number. Summaries also provide information on the
cost of running the program, as well as types of
outreach materials used, i.e. brochures, posters,
curricula. One unique feature is that some of the
materials can actually be downloaded so that the user
has a visual display. The environmental education
curricula summaries include information on the actual
curricula, such as goals, time frame and number of
exercises, as well as the target teaching setting and the
learning approach.
The STRC Directory also includes a full-text search
engine, which allows the user to access information
about outreach programs based on key-words or phrases.
EPA Smart Travel Resource Center
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Comments and Additional Features
Another feature of the STRC web site is that it includes
links from its main screen to other web sites related to
health, transportation, education and the environment.
The STRC staff will add additional links over time. Users of
the directory are encouraged to e-mail STRC staff with
suggestions about useful links to include.
In addition, a blank program description template can be
downloaded from the home page, filled out and sent
directly to the STRC using the site's e-mail feature (oms-
sti@epamail.epa.gov) for inclusion in the directory. Also,
users of the directory can e-mail feedback to STRC staff on
the utility of the directory.
www.epa.gov/ornswww/6trc.htm
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^Summary
Our world's growing population depends heavily on industry
lid technology, endangering our national resources.
choices play an important part in protecting
*e quiality of those resources, including the
1 iirlwe^reathe^Sirn^e cfibices, like! carpooling or using
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, ,
ic transit,msteacl^ptxingng alone, can make a difference
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f in pollution levels. An informed public is better equipped to
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irialce these decisions.
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' f The Smart Travel
Resource Center will be
updated continually to
reflect new programs
arid offer the latest in
communication,
and
If you would like your
program included or for
additional information,
contact Patrice Thornton
at (734) 668-4329 or via
e-mail (oms-sti@epamail.
epa.gov).
EPA Smart Travel Resource Center
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www. epa.gov/ornswww/traq
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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