Piedmont Triad Region of  NC (Effective date of nonattainment designation deferred)
	Control Measure	Summary Description of Measure	Program/Measure Status	Specific Implementation Date	VOC Reduction	NOx Reduction	Resources  (FTE's, $$)
1	Open burning ban -ozone action days	Bans open burning on code orange and red days in ozone season in counties for which NC Div. of Air Quality forecases next day ozone levels.	Mandatory statewide	Jun-04	2.1 TPD	1.5 TPD
2.	Reduce NOx emissions at Belews Creek Power Plant, Stokes County and Marshall Power Plant, Catawba County .	In June 2002, the N.C. General Assembly enacted the Clean Smokestacks Act, requiring coal-fired power plants to reduce annual NOx emissions by 78% by 2009 (from a 1998 baseline).  These power plants must also reduce annual sulfur dioxide emissions by 49% by 2009 and by 74% in 2013.	As of December 2005, Belews Creek NOx emissions are 30 tons per summer day (5234 tons per year), compared to 330 tons per summer day in 2000 (32,500 tons per year).  NOx emissions at the Marshall Plant  have been reduced to 16.98 tons per day and will be reduced an additional 4.95 tons per day before the start of the 2007 ozone season.  Both plants are ahead of schedule in meeting sulfur dioxide reductions.	2009 but initial goals already met		300 TPD Belews Creek
3.	Expand vehicle I& M	NC will expand vehicle I & M from 9 counties to 48 counties between July 1, 2002 and January 1, 2006.	Schedule is complete and all 48 counties will be on board by January 1.  8 Triad counties are covered.	July 2002; July 2003; January 2004; July 2004; July 2005	1.7 TPD	4.0 TPD
4.	Purchase newer, less polluting vehicles and reduce fleet emissions	Reduce aggregate fleet emissions in Triad EAC cities and counties as quickly as possible considering public budget constraints.  A substantial part of this strategy includes purchase of alternative fuel and lower emission vehicles that are cleaner burning than the ones they replace. As a part of the Regional Clearinghouse function, the Triad EAC will maintain and track information on public fleet vehicle purchases and replacements.	The EAC provides information to local fleet managers and purchasing officers and maintains data from them on vehicle purchases.  85%-90% of the public fleet vehicles purchased by local governments in the region in 2005 replace older higher emissions models.  The City of Greensboro, using 1.5 million gallons per year of biodiesel, has been joined by NC A&T University, UNC Greensboro, the NC Zoo and Forsyth County.	Began October 2004.  Ongoing	1.1 TPY	0.9 TPY
5.	Increase use of biodiesel in the region.  (Reworded from initial EPA language.)	Increase use of biodiesel in the region - At the time the SIP was submitted, the City of Greensboro had begun to use biodiesel in all its diesel vehicles, using 1.5 million gallons of B20 a year.  The goal is to spread use of biodiesel to other jurisdictions in the region.	As of December 2005,  2 Greensboro universities now use biodiesel in all their diesel vehicles.  Forsyth County has switched to biodiesel for 25 county vehicles.  The North Carolina Zoo has designed and constructed a biofuel processor that will provide 12,000 gallons annually for the Zoo's trams, buses and other equipment. The EAC hosted an event for petroleum marketers to promote retail sale of biofuels in the region --- A major biofuel wholesaler is still looking for a suitable site in the Triad for a storage and distribution facility.	Implementation began in Spring 2003 and is ongoing.			Committed
6.	Tax to support PART regional work program	Continue support for PART (Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation) - PART obtains federal and state grants to fund specific projects.  Income from transportation services contributes operating costs.  But a rental car tax authorized by all counties that are members of PART will provide the financial basis for strong regional support.	In addition to Guilford and Forsyth counties, Stokes County has now authorized the rental car tax. Effective April 2006.	2003			2.5 million in 2003
7.	Add 20 Park and Ride lots	Build a network of regional park and ride lots. PART was awarded a Federal Transit Administration grant that could fund up to 20 Park and Ride lots in the region.  As of December 2004, 4 lots are complete.  Between January 2005 and June 2007, the goal is to build 6 more lots	As of December 2005, 3 of the projected 6 lots are under constuction and a long-term lease has been signed for a 4th lot.  Under sites are under consideration for BY 2006.	2004-2007	1.8 TPY	3.2 TPY	Funds on hand
8.	Add 5 vans/yr to ridesharing	Expand PART Ride Sharing and Vanpooling of the Piedmont (RSVP).  RSVP provides vanpool and ride-match services to employers and employees.  In December 2004, there were 27 vans.  The goal is to add 5 new vans in 2005 and in 2006.	As of December 2005, PART's RSVP program has 27 vans.  It has added stops in 4 more counties.  However, it is short of its goal of adding 5 vans in 2005.  Instead the net gain is 3, due to plant closings in the region.	Jan. 2004	0.7 TPY	0.7 TPY
9.	Increase ridership on regional bus service	Increase ridership on PART Express, the regional bus service.  The bus service travels from downtown transit centers in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point to the PART regional transfer facility.  From there shuttles travel to businesses and hotels in the urban core of the region.	Ridership on PART Express has increased every month since its beginning, for a significant reduction in miles traveled on the region's road network.  In 2005 monthly ridership was 16,000 boardings for an average of 800 a day.  In 2005 through October, monthly boardings average 19,500 or 975 boardings per day.	On-going	8.9 TPY	7.3 TPY	Committed
10.	Expand carpooling - PART	Expand carpooling through PART website sign-ups, promotions and advertisements.  PART participates with other regional organizations in the statewide commuter information network that connects riders with transportation options.  While PARTfacilitates the service throught its website, it does not manage or get involved in linking drivers and passengers.	Participation rates for 2005 have not been calculated.	Jan. 2004	23.2 TPY	19 TPY
11.	RJ Reynolds-Tobacccoville-eliminmate use of coal fired boilers during ozone season	Eliminate use of the 4 coal fired boilers during ozone season at the RJR plant in Tobaccoville.	Implemented before beginning of 2004 ozone season	2004		5.4 TPD
12.	Energizer-reduce vehicle fleet; 90% of forklifts-battery	Energizer Battery Company - Reduce vehicle fleet by 57%.  Power 90% of folk lifts with batteries.  Use smaller natural gas fired boiler during ozone season.  Test diesel powered fire pumps and natural gas powered emergency generators during cooler morning hours only.	Implementation complete by summer 2004.	Jun-04
13.	Duke-reduce mobile reading-56 trucks	Duke Energy - Initiate a mobile meter reading program and eliminate daily use of 56 pick-up trucks.	Implementation complete in 2003.	2003		1300 lb/ozone season
14.	Duke-idling reduction guidelines	Duke Energy - Initiate company-wide idling reduction guidelines for all fleet vehicles.	Implementation complete in summer of 2004.	Summer 2004
15.	Diesel retrofits-50-100school buses	School systems within the EAC will retrofit of replace at least 165 school buses with lower emissions equipment .	This goal has been exceeded and progress continues.  Guilford County has retrofitted 123 of its older buses with diesel oxidation catalysts and has purchased 48 new lower emissions buses.  While no other Triad EAC counties have retrofitted vehicles, all have purchased some lower emissions vehicles in 2004 and 2005.	2004	17 TPY	23 TPY	100,000 awarded
16.	No idling-all school buses	New statewide idling policy adopted by State Board of Education in November 2005.  See write-up in text under State Control Measures	Implemented in all Triad EAC counties.	2003
17.	Energy efficient public buildings	Implement energy efficiency in operation and design of facilities, purchase and use of equipment	New and energy-savings standards adopted for building retrofits and new construction for:  High Point city buildings, Davidson County office buildings, Guilford County schools, City of Greensboro buildings, Rockingham County schools, and Asheboro city buildings.   --- High Point also provides energy audit links on the city website for residents to improve energy consumption in their homes.	2003 and ongoing
18.	E-government/increase available locations/provide direct deposit	Provide telephone and web-based services, both for information and transactions and/or multiple locations for payments to save VMTs.	The 3 largest cities in the EAC, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point have now implemented on-line bill pay.  Thomasville, in Davidson County, is the first smaller municipality to implement this measure.  Cities and counties provide extensive access to information, applications and customer service on their websites.  (See examples in text of report.)	On-going	189 TPY	155 TPY
19.	ITS	Use intelligent transportation systems such as detection loops and other systems to monitor traffic and help reduce non-recurring congestions and associated emissions	3 largest cites in EAC, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point use local and CMAQ funds for on-going development of iTS .  Greensboro has a new state-of-the-art  ITS center.	On-going
20.	Encourage non-motorized transportation with sidewalks, greenways and bicycle routes	The Triad EAC goal is to construct an additional 98 miles of public sidewalks, 14.25 miles of public linear greenways suitable for pedestrian and bicycle transportation, and establish or improve 190 miles of signed bicycle routes by December 31, 2007.	This goal will be exceeded and progress continues.  3 MPOs in the region allocate local funds and receive CMAQ funds annually for greenway and sidewalk construction.  Greenway construction, planning and development is thriving throughout the region.  See Triad EACDecember 2004 SIP submission for examples, as well as local government websites noted in accompanying report.	On-going	279 TPY	229 TPY
21.	Smart growth policies	Adopt planned growth measures including pedestrian friendly communities and transportation strategies that promote connectivity and less reliance on automobiles.	Attachment B in the Triad EAC's SIP submission detailed numerous enforceable smart growth provisions contained in zoning and development ordinances throught the region.  Since then, local governments continue to adopt ordinances to implement smart growth measures, including the new Winston-Salem/Forsyth County sidewalk ordinance.  See report accompanying this spreadsheet for local government websites where smart growth ordinances and policies can be found.	On-going			Committed
22.	Truck stop electrification	Provide electification equipment at truck stops	The region's first truck stop electrification site opened in Mebane in July 2004. There are 58 berths which have an average annual occupancy rate of 30%.  Emissions reductions are spelled out in the text.	July 2004; July 2005	1.8 TPY	35 TPY	Committed
23.	Emission reduction clearinghouse	The Triad EAC will develop and maintain a regional emissions reduction clearinghouse.  This strategy is linked to compiling and disseminating information necessary for decision makers to reduce fleet emissions.  (See #4 above.)	The clearinghouse function is in place.  Feedback and reports from local governments are the source for information for for semi annual EPA reports	Apr-05
24.	Hospital transportation shuttle	PART Connections Express is the shuttle system that connects hospitals in the Triad to 2 university/teaching hospitals and the veterans' hospital in the Triangle region.	PART Connections Express began in April 2004 with approximately riders per month.  The number had increased to 450 by the end of the year.  After 11 months in 2005, the monthly average ridership is556.	Apr-04
25.	Enhance mass transit facilities	Enhance municipal mass transit facilities, bus stops and accessibility as means of increasing ridership.	All 3 municipal transit systems in the EAC area add to their existing bus stops by request of riders or employers.  Funds are budgeted annually for this purpose.  Greensboro and Winston-Salem have web based scheduling.  Greensboro has a newly renovated historic depot as its multi-modal transportation center, and High Point is in the process of renovating its downtown transportation terminal for moving tens of thousands of marketgoers on shuttles and buses during the semi- annual International Home Furnishings Market.  High Point put a new fleet of buses into operation in the spring of 2004.
26.	Mass transit incentives	Provide mass transit incentives and passes as means of increasing ridership.	The 3 municipal bus systems as well as PART provide incentives, enumerated in the accompanying report, to increase ridership.  High Point's ridership increased 26% in the last 6 months of 2004 and is up 17% in 11 months of 2005.  In Greensboro, bus ridership is up 18% over last year.  PART's ridership is up 21% in 2005 over 2004.	Dec. 2005
27.	Commuter/intercity rail	Proceed with plans for commuter transit or intercity rail --In the fall of 2004 PART contracted for Phase II of a Major Investment Study to determine feasibility of a regional mass transit system.  Primary options are bus rapid transit and commuter rail.  Several factors distinguish this study and the Triad region from the Triangle and Charlotte areas.	Study is 95% complete and will be presented to PART Board in spring 2006. Depending upon action of PART Board, the preferred option can be submitted to fund a preliminary engineering study.	Fall 2004
28.	Feasibility of HOV/HOT lanes - I-40	Determine feasibillty of developing HOV / HOT lanes along I-40.  A component of the study is to determine feasiblity of a value pricing lane along the major I-40 east-west corridor in the region.	The study is complete and has been submitted to the PART Board and NC DOT.  Implementation is many year away.	Summer 2005
29.	Support Air Awareness Program	Support Triad Air Awareness Program -This Triad chapter of a Division of Air Quality program is very active in the EAC Region.  Numerous activities are cited in the June 2005 Progress Report and in the report with this submission.	Go to www.co.forsyth.nc.us/envaffairs for information on current and recent activities.
Strategy #4 is a combination of two strategies from EPA's initial Summary Table
Strategy #5 is reworded from EPA's initial Summary Table
Strategy 29 was added, as it is in the SIP but was not included in EPA's initial Summary Table