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Pubn ansportation and Air ality How Riding Transit Benefits our Air Quality... Choices Matter One commuter trip (7 miles average) in a single-occupant vehicle produces more than 53 times the emissions of a commuter who bikes to a TRAX station and uses public transit. Emissions Per Passenger Per Trip (Includes: NOx. S0x.CO,HC, PM) - 53 Grams/Trip � Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOY) - �+'--'91'-'it. - SOV + TRAXTrip - 4 Grams/Trip +'--'91'-'it. - mBus + TRAXTrip - 0 Grams/Trip* Bike + TRAXTrip *Within the Wasatch Front Non-Attainment Area Emission Savings from using Public Transportation In 2017, from those who rode transit instead of driving a car, UTA produced a net savings of over 1,100 tons of criteria air pollutants (NOx, SOx, CO, HC, PM) across the Wasatch Front. Criteria Air Pollutants Mitigated By Transit 2017 2,000 More Bang for the Bus With UTA's newer and cleaner 1,500 1,966 buses, it only takes 1.26 1.000 C i2 passengers to offset the -;;; 500 1,127 C emissions of that bus! <C 0 -500 -1.000 Emission Transit Net Reductions Emissions Savings from Riders Doing Our Part for Better Air Quality... Clean Air Champion Initiative Fleet Mix Clean Air Champions are business UTA'scurrent bus fleet mix leaders in our community that show includes diesel-electric hybrid, dedication to our State's well-being. compressed natural gas (CNG), As a Clean Air Champion, UTAis diesel, and clean diesel buses. committed to help improve air quality through multiple employee engagement efforts. APTAS ustainability Commitment The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Sustainability Commitment recognizes members who commit to becoming more sustainable in their operations and practices. UTA has achieved Bronze level recognition. Continuous Improvement By replacing older buses with newer clean diesel fuel buses, UTAhas reduced NOx emissions from the entire bus fleet by more than 72% since 2007. Particulate Matter (PM) is estimated to have been reduced by more than 71% for the same period. UVX Bus Rapid Transit UTA began the Utah Valley Express bus ■ Particulate Matter (Bus) 6.00 rapid transit service in August 2018. Twenty ■ Nitrogen Oxides (Bus) five articulated New Flyer diesel-electric 5.00 hybrid buses provide frequent and fast 4.00 service along its 10.5 mile route in Provo and / Orem. A federal Congestion Mitigation and 3.00 / � - � Air Quality (CMAQ) grant is providing free 2.00 � - � - � fare to the public for three years in addition 1.00 ., to an agreement with BYU and UVU � - � - 0.00 [ L L L L L providing free fare to students, faculty, and 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 staff for ten years. Alternative fuel buses and free fare agreements are a couple of ways UTA is working towards increasing ridership and decreasing single-occupancy vehicle trips for better air quality. UTA Services and Programs to Help Improve Air Quality UTAVanpool UTA leases vans to people who travel to and from similar locations. In 2017, almost 1,265,000 vanpool trips were made. Most vanpools have seven to 15 passengers and • ECO-PASS they split the cost evenly. The more riders you Electronic Filrt Ulrd have, the more you save! Vanpools help you make commute times more productive and improve air quality, too. Learn more at: https://www.rideuta.com/Rider lnfo/Vanpool. When businesses participate in a UTA pass program, employees get more than just another transportation choice. UTA passes help employees improve air quality across the Wasatch Front by not driving to work and reduces traffic congestion, too. To learn more about UTApass programs, please visit: https://www.rideuta.com/Fares-And Passes/Pass-Programs. Utah Transit Authority 669 West 200 South Salt Lake City, UT 84101 rideu t a.com October 2018.