Outreach
Description of Programs
Public Outreach and Education: This program educates the general public about air quality issues and the consequences that individual choices, such as travel behavior and preferences, have on air quality. The Regional Planning Commission coordinates the overall public outreach program for APCA. Strategies include advertising (paid and public service announcements), various promotional items, informational pamphlets, a Speaker’s Bureau, and an Internet site.
Employer Outreach: This program educates employers about air quality issues and encourages their employees to travel to work by modes other than single-occupant vehicles. Advanced Consulting, in cooperation with CommuteSmart Rideshare, is the lead partner for outreach.
Science and Environmental Education: This program educates children about air quality issues of ozone and particle pollution, their health impacts, how they are formed, and how they can be reduced or prevented. The Johnson Management Group and the United Way of Central Alabama are current Partners that are invloved in taking Air Quality education into schools.
Employer Outreach: This program educates employers about air quality issues and encourages their employees to travel to work by modes other than single-occupant vehicles. Advanced Consulting, in cooperation with CommuteSmart Rideshare, is the lead partner for outreach.
Science and Environmental Education: This program educates children about air quality issues of ozone and particle pollution, their health impacts, how they are formed, and how they can be reduced or prevented. The Johnson Management Group and the United Way of Central Alabama are current Partners that are invloved in taking Air Quality education into schools.
Clean Cities: This program reduces ozone-causing emissions from fleets of vehicles through the use of alternative fuels, including natural gas, ethanol, propane, electricity, and biodiesel. Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition, a non-profit organization, is the lead partner for Clean Cities.
Voluntary Emissions Testing: **Voluntary Emissions Testing is currently suspended until further notice.**This program provides quick, free emissions checks for vehicle owners and assists owners of high emitters with having their vehicles serviced. Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition is the lead partner in this program.
CommuteSmart RideShare: This program promotes carpooling, walking, biking, taking transit, teleworking, and vanpooling to reduce traffic congestion, save commuters money, and reduce air pollution. Enterprise RideShare operates the vanpooling program.
Voluntary Emissions Testing: **Voluntary Emissions Testing is currently suspended until further notice.**This program provides quick, free emissions checks for vehicle owners and assists owners of high emitters with having their vehicles serviced. Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition is the lead partner in this program.
CommuteSmart RideShare: This program promotes carpooling, walking, biking, taking transit, teleworking, and vanpooling to reduce traffic congestion, save commuters money, and reduce air pollution. Enterprise RideShare operates the vanpooling program.
