Appendix E-2 Baltimore Metropolitan Council Emission Reduction Measures
List/ RACM Analysis

Strategy Category	Strategy Name	Brief Description	Above 0.1 tons per day
VOC reduced	Above 0.1 tons per day NOx reduced	Below $10,000 per ton of
VOC reduced	Below $10,000 per ton of NOx reduced	RACM Yes or No?	RACM
Explanation:

Fuel	Biodiesel fuel	Expand use of biodiesel fuel for on-road vehicles.	(
 	 	 	

NO 	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008 

Fuel	Low-NOx diesel fuel	Require regional use of low-NOx fuel additives
for on-road diesel vehicles	 	(	(	(	

NO	Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Funding	Sell clean air license plates	Sell Clean Air License Plates to
fund air quality programs (similar to “Save the Bay” tags).  Use the
revenue to pay for cost effective emission reduction technologies.	 	 
 	(	

NO	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008 

I/M	“Cash for Clunkers” Gas Caps Program	Provide free replacement
gas caps to light- and medium-duty vehicle owners.	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions 

I/M	Enhanced enforcement of smoking vehicles	Increase smoking vehicle
enforcement for trucks.	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions

I/M	Remote Sensing Program	Adopt a remote sensing program.	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Idling	Auxiliary Power Units (APU)	Increase Market Penetration of APUs
to Reduce Truck Idling.	 	 	 	(	

NO	 

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Idling	Electrified parking for tour buses	Provide electrified parking
spaces for tour buses.	 	 	(	(	

NO	 

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Mode Shift/VMT	Clean Commute Marketing through Opinion Leaders	Recruit
public opinion leaders to educate and encourage the public to reduce
single occupant vehicle commuting.	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008 

Mode Shift/VMT	Vehicle share programs	Develop vehicle share programs.

	(	(	

NO	Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Mode Shift/VMT 	Telecourses at local colleges and universities	Encourage
local colleges and universities to offer telecourses to reduce vehicle
trips.	

 (	

( 	 	 	

NO	 

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions

Mode Shift/VMT 	Mass marketing campaign	Marketing effort involving
business-to-business advertising campaign in print media and on world
wide web.	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions 

New Vehicle	Private fleets buy gasoline hybrid electric vehicles	Require
fleets operating in the Baltimore nonattainment area to be comprised of
a percentage of Advanced Technology--Partial ZEVs (PZEVs).	 	 	

 (	

( 	

NO	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

New Vehicle	Hybrid vehicle tax incentives	Establish incentives to
purchase hybrid electric vehicles.	 	 	

 (	

( 	

NO	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

New Vehicle	Rebate for Hybrid Vehicle Purchase	Issue rebates for
purchase and registration of hybrid vehicles.	 	 	

 (	

( 	

NO	 

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Parking	New surface parking at transit centers	Add new parking spaces at
transit center parking lots.	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Retrofit	Improve truck fleet efficiency	Encourage Adoption of
Technologies that Increase Truck Fleet Efficiency.	 	 	

 (	

( 	

NO	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008 

Retrofit	Voluntary NOx Diesel Retrofits	Implement voluntary diesel
retrofit programs targeted at reducing NOx emissions. Target a variety
of fleets and vehicle types.	 	(	 	(	

NO	

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Retrofit	Voluntary PM Diesel Retrofits	Implement voluntary diesel
retrofit programs targeted at reducing PM emissions. Target a variety of
fleets and vehicle types.	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions 

Transit	Clean Fuel Shuttles--mostly CNG	Use alternative fuel shuttle
buses at airports. Include private lot shuttles--on a voluntary basis.
 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions 

Transit	Discounted pre-paid transit fare instruments	Institute/promote
method for employers to provide transportation vouchers (i.e., for
alternatives to SOV).	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions

Transit	Real-time bus schedule	Provide real-time bus schedule
information.	

( 	

(	 	 	

NO	

 Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions 

Transit	Emergency ride home	Provide free taxi rides home for transit
riders on systems that cannot get them home at midday for emergency
situations	 	 	(	(	

NO	

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions 

VMT Reduction	School course on transportation-related air quality	Create
and distribute public school course material on air pollution from motor
vehicles	 	 	 	 	

NO	

Will not advance attainment based on potential emission reductions



Source:  E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., “ Review of Emission
Reductions Strategies”,   

              December 8, 2006

