Actions to adjust traffic patterns or reduce vehicle use to reduce air pollutant emissions. These may include HOV lanes, provision of bicycle facilities, ridesharing, telecommuting, etc. Such actions may be included in a SIP if needed to demonstrate attainment of the NAAQS.
Specific measures that reduce emissions by either reducing vehicle use or reducing traffic flow. Examples: improved public transit, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, shared-ride services, bicycle/pedestrian facilities, and flexible work schedules.
strategies to reduce vehicle trips, vehicle use, vehicle miles traveled, vehicle idling or traffic congestion for the purpose of reducing motor vehicle emissions
Restrictions imposed by state or local governments to limit use or access by vehicles during certain times or subject to specific operating requirements, e.g., high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.
Actions identified in a SIP to adjust traffic patterns or reduce vehicle use to reduce air pollutant emissions. These may include HOV lanes, provisions of bicycle facilities, ridesharing, telecommuting, etc.
Steps taken by a locality to reduce vehicular emission and improve air quality by reducing or changing the flow of traffic; e.g. bus and HOV lanes, carpooling and other forms of ride-sharing, public transit, bicycle lanes.
Also referred to as Travel Demand Management (TDM), TCMs are programs employed to reduce the number of vehicle trips including: employer-based transportation management; improved public transit; park-and-ride lots and fringe parking; parking management programs; ridesharing (car- and van-pooling incentives); road pricing (tolls); traffic flow improvements; trip-reduction ordinances; voluntary no-drive days; and work schedule changes.
Also known as Travel Demand Management (TDM), TCMs focus on reducing the number of vehicles on a roadway by changing the behavior of motorists. The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 mandate consideration of certain TCMs as ways to reduce vehicle emissions in air quality non-attainment areas; for example, promoting the use of public transit, encouraging ridesharing and carpooling, and organizing employer-sponsored flexible work hour programs.
