The following list of websites provides information on implementing emission reduction programs, the benefits of the programs, and other helpful information.

Commuting Programs

• Commuting–All Programs
  
  • Best Workplaces for Commuters guide Commuter Tax Benefits: Implementing Commuter Benefits as One of the Nation’s Best Workplaces for Commuters. Located at: http://www.bwc.gov/pdf/commutertax.pdf
  
  
  • US Environmental Protection Agency’s Marketing Commuter Benefits to Employees: Implementing Commuter Benefits Under the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative. Located at: http://www.bwc.gov/pdf/marketingbrief.pdf
  
  
• Carpooling and Vanpooling Programs
  
  • Best Workplaces for Commuters guide Transit and Vanpool Benefits: Implementing Commuter Benefits as One of the Nation’s Best Workplaces for Commuters. Located at: http://www.bwc.gov/pdf/transitvanpool.pdf
    
  • US Environmental Protection Agency’s Vanpooling Programs: Implementing Commuter Benefits Under the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative. Located at: http://www.bwc.gov/pdf/transitvanpool.pdf
    
• Telecommute or Telework Programs
  
  • U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Telework: A Management Priority–A Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and Telework Coordinators. Located at: http://www.telework.gov/documents/tw_man03/prnt/manual.asp

Site and Facilities Maintenance

• Purchasing Programs
  
  • Energy Star’s “Institutional Purchasing” brochure. Located at: http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/reps/pt_reps_purch_procu/files/ip_gen_public_sector.pdf

For more information about the program or to consult with an ACAP team member about pollution reduction programs appropriate for your business, contact:

Brenda Williams
Projects Manager–Natural Resources Department
Alamo Area Council of Governments
8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 700
San Antonio, TX 78217
(210) 362-5246
bwilliams@aacog.com