Using Outreach to Improve Air Quality
February 24, 2004 Workshop #7 -
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The purpose of this workshop is to assist Early-Action-Compact and newly-designated nonattainment areas in implementing an outreach program, which is the first tool in implementing transportation solutions to air quality problems.
Presentations
“It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air” - What’s New
Session is an update from the FHWA/EPA team on whats’s new in the initiative. A large, medium and small Regional Council and/or MPO will give their perspective on the program.
Measuring the Emissions Benefits of Ozone Action Programs
Eric Schreffler, Consultant will emphasize documentation of outreach
and public education programs so that the outreach program can be
legitimately included in an air quality plan, the potential emission
reductions can be estimated, and credit can be taken in the SIP.
Evaluation Tools to Help You Demonstrate the Benefits of Outreach
Kathy Daniel, FHWA will cover all stages of evaluation research,
concluding with tools to help Air Quality Outreach Programs with
process impact evaluation.
Catherine Zimmerman, Natural Resource Specialist from Broward
County, Florida
Keith Breiteke, Commissioner from Northwestern Indiana RPC
Mauriza Chapman, Transportation Planner, Fayetteville Area MPO,
Cumberland County, North Carolina
How Communities Demonstrate the Benefits of Their Programs
Regional Councils and MPOs will describe how they account for their progress and justify their programs to their management in quantitative and qualitative ways.
Contact: Peggy Tadej, Director of Environment and Special Projects - Click to Email or call 202.986.1032 Ext: 224