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Ozone Nonattainment Areas Houston/Galveston Dallas/Fort Worth Beaumont/Port Arthur
Ozone Early Action Compact Areas
Austin San Antonio Tyler/Longview
Ozone Near Nonattainment Areas
Corpus Christi Victoria
PM Nonattainment Areas El Paso
State of Texas Air:Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM)
What is air pollution?
“Smog”
Exhaust +
=
What is air pollution?
“Smog”
Exhaust
+ Heat and sunlight
=
What is air pollution?
Ozone Good & Bad?
Elevated ozone levels can aggravate asthma.
GoodAtmospheric ozone
BadGround-level ozone
Why is there a problem?
Why is there a problem?
Vehicles
more than 19 million registered as of 2006
Why is there a problem?
Vehicles
more than 19 million registered as of 2006
Miles and Miles of Texas
79,645 miles of state roads
Why is there a problem?
626 million vehicle-miles of travel each day
Economic Impacts of
Air Pollution
Economic Impacts of Air Pollution
Environmental Protection Agency Standards
Failing to meet clean air standards may impact highway funding
Economic Impacts of Air Pollution
Environmental Protection Agency Standards
Failing to meet clean air standards may impact highway funding
Disruptions in funding affect congestion and mobility
What are some solutions?
What are some solutions?
Innovative technology
Hybrids
Alternative fuel vehicles
What are some other solutions?
Maintain vehicles
Drive less
Drive the speed limit
Reduce vehicle idling time
Besides buying cleaner vehicles, drivers can:
So, what’s Drive Clean Across
Texas?
So, what’s Drive Clean Across Texas?
It’s about…
Taking ownership of our air statewide
Showing pride in our trademark blue skies
So, what’s Drive Clean Across Texas?
And…
Offering solutions to a challenge the size of Texas
Each step, a step forward
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Keep your car engine well maintained
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Keep your car engine well maintained
Keep tires properly inflated
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Keep your car engine well maintained
Keep tires properly inflated
Refuel late in the day
Don’t top off the tank
Seal the gas cap tightly
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Keep your car engine well maintained
Keep tires properly inflated
Refuel late in the day
Don’t top off the tank
Seal the gas cap tightly
Have your car and emissions inspected
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Combine errands
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Combine errands
Carpool, vanpool or use park-and-ride
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Combine errands
Carpool, vanpool or use park-and-ride
Ride public transit
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Combine errands
Carpool, vanpool or use park-and-ride
Ride public transit
Become a telecommuter
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Combine errands
Carpool, vanpool or use park-and-ride
Ride public transit
Become a telecommuter
Take a bicycle or walk
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicle
Each step, a step forwardMaintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicle
Hybrids
Take advantage of federal tax incentives for hybrid vehicles; for details visit:www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=157557,00.html
TxDOT Prius
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicleHybrids
Alternative fuel vehicles
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicleHybrids
Alternative fuel vehicles
Lower emitting vehicle
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicleHybrids
Alternative fuel vehicles
Lower emitting vehicle
Check out the Federal “Green Vehicle Guide” at: http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicle
Drive the speed limit
Drive the posted limit or slightly less (if you can stand it)
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicle
Drive the speed limit
Reduce the time your vehicle idles
Avoid drive thrus
Shut off your engine
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicle
Drive the speed limit
Reduce the time your vehicle idles
Anticipate delays and take alternate routes
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicle
Drive the speed limit
Reduce the time your vehicle idles
Leave earlier or later to avoid traffic
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicle
Drive the speed limit
Reduce the time your vehicle idles
Don’t warm up your engine
Each step, a step forward
Maintain your vehicle
Drive less
Buy a “cleaner” vehicle
Drive the speed limit
Reduce the time your vehicle idles
“No Idle” zones
Drive Clean Across Texas…
Reaching out to Texans where they are:
Television
• “Creatures” PSA
Drive Clean Across Texas…
Reaching out to Texans where they are:
Television
Radio
“Frog”
“Click and Clack”
Drive Clean Across Texas…
Reaching out to Texans where they are:
Television
Radio
Billboards
Drive Clean Across Texas…
Reaching out to Texans where they are:
Television
Radio
Billboards
Drive Clean Across Texas…
Reaching out to Texans where they are:
Television
Radio
Billboards
Videos
Drive Clean Across Texas…
K-12 complete curricula
www.drivecleanacrosstexas.org
A clearinghouse for clean air
Sponsors
Sponsoring Agencies —
Supporting Agencies —Texas Department of Public SafetyTexas Department of State Health ServicesU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAir Quality Programs around Texas
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Highway Administration
