Clean Commute Month Bigger than Ever (Metropolitan Report, v5 #2)
Winter 2004-05
Fifth Annual Clean Commute Month is Bigger than Ever
For the fifth consecutive year, BMC joined with the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) and Clean Commute Partnership to encourage commuters to try an alternative to driving alone during Clean Commute Month in May.
May is the beginning of ozone season in Central Maryland. Single occupancy vehicles produce approximately 20 percent of the ozone-forming pollutants in the Baltimore region. Tailpipe emissions and gasoline vapors produce nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which convert into ozone when exposed to heat and light. During Clean Commute Month, commuters are encouraged to try walking or biking to work, sharing a ride, using transit, or teleworking, so that they'll have a viable alternate commute on Air Quality Action Days in the summer.
Clean Commute Month activities included:
- Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 7, at City Hall Plaza in Baltimore City, the Annapolis City Dock, Towson Courthouse Square and Bel Air Government Center in Harford County
- A cruise on the Clipper City for employers wanting to learn more about telework
- Commuter Thank You Day at the White Marsh Park & Ride lot on May 26
- Clean Commute Fridays throughout the month of May in Annapolis
Look for Clean Commute Month in May, 2005.
Posted: 01/06/2005
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