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Houston-GalvestonBrazoria Conformity
Commitments
Shelley Whitworth
H-GAC
TCMs
SIP commitment
Requirement in SIP for regions designated
above moderate nonattainment
Purpose is to reduce emissions from
transportation sources
Each project has an emission estimate
Receive priority for timely funding so that
commitments can be implemented in a
timely manner
VMEPs
SIP commitment
Can result in on and off road reductions
Allow reduction credits for voluntary
actions through incentives in areas where
mandates are not possible or desirable
Mandates a bottom line reduction or
commitment
Current H-GAC Managed
VMEP/SIP Commitments
Commute Solutions
– Telework
– NuRide
– Regional Vanpool
Clean Air Action
Clean Cities/Vehicle Program
SIP commits to reductions of VOCs by 0.8 tpd and
NOx by 7.0 tpd through VMEPs (4 tpd are onroad reductions).
Committed VMEPs
All current VMEP commitments can be found below
Total commitments:
Total reductions to date:
– NOx: 1820 tpy
- NOx: 1326 tpy
VOC
Commitment
[Reduction to Date]
NOx
Commitment
[Reduction to Date]
Measure
Description
Regional
Computerized Traffic
Signal System
Average speed on local
streets increased by 21%
7.8 tpy
[7.8 tpy]
7.8 tpy
[7.8 tpy]
Locomotives/ Clean
Air Action
MOA
26.0 tpy
[26.0 tpy]
520.0 tpy
[520.0 tpy]
Commercial Marine/
Clean Air Action
Tugs/Tows–MOA
Ferries–MOA
0.0 tpy
0.0 tpy
286.0 tpy
0.0 tpy
Vehicle Scrappage/
Clean Air Action
Emission reductions
through repair or
replacement of high
emitting vehicles.
26.0 tpy
[2.1 tpy]
28.6 tpy
[1.8 tpy]
Committed VMEPs (cont.)
VOC
Commitment
[Reduction to Date]
NOx
Commitment
[Reduction to Date]
10.4 tpy
[10.4 tpy]
13.0 tpy
[13.0 tpy]
52 tpy
[small]
884 tpy
[751.4 tpy]
104 tpy
[109.2 tpy]
78 tpy
[104 tpy]
Total Emission Reduction
226 tpy
[156 tpy]
1820 tpy
[1326 tpy]
Total On-road Emission Reduction
200 tpy
[130 tpy]
1011 tpy
[878 tpy]
Measure
Description
Smoking Vehicle/
Clean Air Action
TCEQ program –marketing and
advertising by H-GAC
Clean Cities /
Vehicles Program
Public and private heavy-duty
engine/vehicle replacement/
retrofit
Commute
Solutions
Van pools, additional transit,
alternative commuting, and other
initiatives
Commute Solutions
Provides “one-stop” alternative transportation
resources for both commuters and businesses
Provides advice, answers and assistance on
commuting options and employee
transportation programs
Promotes transit, ridesharing, vanpooling,
commuter services and other commuting
options
Regional
Vanpool
The Regional Vanpool Program is one of
the largest in the nation
As of January 2007:
– 6,995 persons are riding in the
METROVan and miniPOOL programs
– 4,905,433 VMT reduced monthly
NuRide
NuRide is an innovative commuting service that
rewards people who share rides via the NuRide
website
The Houston NuRide market has become the largest
in the nation.
It has surpassed the state of Virginia, the state of
Connecticut , Long Island, NY, and Washington, D.C.
As of February 2007:
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6249 persons have signed up for the program
391,658 reduced car trips
8,351,214 VMT reduced
5.48 tons of NOx reduced since July 2005
Telework
The Houston Telework Program currently
tracks 1424 teleworkers with an additional
teleworkers coming soon
Total of 2,059,816 driving miles saved per
year
Total reduction of 1.91 tons of NOx and
2.3 tons of VOC annually
Best Workplaces
for Commuters
Employers that provide commuter benefits can apply
to be on the list for “Best Workplaces for
Commuters”, an EPA program
Houston-Galveston has:
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Reduced over 300 tons of NOx
Saved > 12 million gallons of fuel
Save $28 million in fuel costs
Reduced drive-alone commuting by 266 million miles
Houston currently has 114 participating companies
including many Fortune 500 members
Clean Air Action
Promotes all VMEP SIP commitments through
marketing, education and outreach.
Additionally, promotes greater participation in:
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Commute Solutions (Vanpool, Telework, NuRide)
Clean Cities
Clean Fleets
AERCO (Clean School Bus Program)
Clean Vehicles Program
Clean Cities
Funded under Clean Air Action
Compliments the Clean Vehicles program
Mission is three-fold
– Reduce vehicle emissions by promoting new
technologies and the use of alternative fuels
– Reduce dependence on foreign oil
Outreach efforts include:
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Stakeholder meetings
Quarterly newsletter
Educational website
Advancing the Choice event
TERP
SIP commitment
Was created to provide grants and other
incentives
Administered by the TCEQ
To reach the Texas SIP goals, the TERP
grant program will have to be successful.
Questions