E – 1570 Sustainable Transportation Control Measures

This online engineering PDH course describes the process of developing and implementing transportation control measures, using real-world examples. Transportation control measures (TCMs) are strategies that reduce transportation-related air pollution, greenhouse-gas emissions (GHG), and fuel use by reducing vehicle miles traveled and improving roadway operations. For example, emissions from individual vehicle use can be reduced by offering less polluting alternatives, such as public transit, and strategies that decrease the need for vehicle trips, such as telecommuting. TCMs may also focus on making travel more efficient by improving the management of the transportation system. The course includes descriptions of real-life success stories of communities using TCMs.

This course is based on the Environmental Protection Agency document, “Transportation Control Measures,” EPA-430-R-09-040, from the EPA’s Local Government Climate and Energy Strategy Series, 2011.