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Initiative Descri tion Status Or anization/Contact <br /> <br />Research Triangle Foundation <br />SmartCommute Created by the RTP Begun as voluntary SmartCommute@RTP <br />@RTP -General Owners and Tenants committee in 1999; now Julie Woosiey, Director <br />program Association to address Transportation Management (919) 549-8181 <br /> traffic concerns, Association with full time Woosiey@rtp,org <br /> reduce congestion and Director -- 19 member <br /> Improve air quality; employers, representing <br /> partnership with 32,700 employees <br /> companies and public <br /> agencies to spur firms <br /> to offer benefits to <br /> workers for decreasing <br /> commuting by single- <br /> occupant vehicles - <br />SmartCommute Offer free Ozone Currently taking orders for SmartCommute@RTP <br />@RTP -Ozone Action Day signs to signs Julie Woosiey, Director <br />Sign program RTP firms to alert <br />' (919) 549-8181 <br />Woosiey@rtp.org <br /> s and promote <br />worker <br /> commute alternatives <br />Smart Commute Annual event for RTP In September 2003, over SmartCommute@RTP <br />- Great employees to pledge 2,150 employees pledged to Julie Woosiey, Director <br />Commuter to try commute try an alternative method of (919) 549°8181 <br />Challenge alternatives at least commuting to work, and Woosiey@rtp.org <br /> one day that month, foilowup surveys indicated <br /> including public that >99% did. Planning is <br /> transit, carpooling or beginning for September <br /> vanpooling, telecom- 2004 event. Prizes are drawn <br /> muting, or walking, from the pool of participants <br />_ biking, or running <br />Greater Triangle Regional Council <br />"Air Quality in Community Success Sponsored by the Greater Greater Triangle Reg. Council <br />the Triangle - Is Forum to provide Triangle Regional Council and Pam Wall <br />the Sky information to the Greater Raleigh Chamber. of 840-7372, ext. 16 <br />Falling?" region on causes of air Commerce, it was held in pwali@triangleregion.org <br /> quality and Its effects June, 2003, at the RTP EPA Greater Raleigh Chamber of <br /> on health & the facility, attended by over 200 Commerce <br /> economy. people. 664-7Q00 <br />Greater Triangle Group of public/ Organized by the Greater Greater Triangle Reg. Council <br />Regional Council private leaders Triangle Regional Council, the Pam Waii <br />Alr Quality Task organized to work task force has been meeting 840-7372, ext 16 <br />Force toward regional air since June, 2003. pwall@tranglereg(on.org <br /> quality education and <br /> collaboration <br />"Air Quality in First report on air Prepared for the GTRC air Greater Triangle Reg. Council <br />the Triangle quality for a region in quality task force to educate Pam Wall. <br />Region" NC by the NCDENR; the region on air quality 840-7372, ext 16 <br /> Identifies causes of air issues; serves as a model for pwall@triangieregion.org <br /> pollution, effects on reports on the other 5 state Millie Hayman, NCDAQ <br /> health and EPA air quality regions; presented 715-6267 <br /> requirements to the public April iZ, 2004. milii.hayman@ncmail.net <br />