TRAVEL REDUCTION

 

PROGRAM UPDATE

ISSUE 6 | SPRING | 2026

FY26 CURRENT STATS

July 2025 - February 2026

Employers Surveyed: 19

Sites Surveyed: 48

Surveys Distributed: 8,044

Overall Response Rate: 50.51%

Alternative Miles Traveled (Yr):

  • 2,742,292 mi

Emissions Reductions (Tons/Yr)

  • CO: 20.5672
  • NOx: 7.4042
  • VOC: 3.9763
  • PM: 0.5485

What's New?

We have released our new and improved Transportation Coordinator Handbook!

The information in this updated version includes:

  • Pollutants the program addresses
  • Transportation Demand Management strategies
  • A breakdown of your entire employer cycle, from the count request all the way through monitoring
  • How to navigate the dashboard
  • Helpful hints for explaining how to answer both the employee and student surveys

FEEDBACK REQUEST

 

We have recently received feedback that the annual survey can be confusing to participants.

  • If you have run into these issues or have any additional feedback, please provide your name, company, and remarks to Natasha.

Our annual Transportation Coordinator training event will be changing dates!

The first annual training was held in April of 2025. Several TCs in the education field were unable to attend due to mandated testing dates. To make the training available to more TCs, we’re making some adjustments.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS TO SHARE WITH STAFF & STUDENTS

April 4 - Earth Day Celebration at Peralta Regional Park

  • 17975 Peralta Rd, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
  • Join from 10am - 1pm for crafts, games, and information

Air Quality Awareness Week by the Environmental Protection Agency

  • First full week of May each year
  • Aims to increase knowledge about air quality and promote healthy habits

Community Action Market & Produce (C.A.M.P.) at LifePoint Missions

  • 28479 N Main St, San Tan Valley, AZ 85143
  • First Saturday of each month from 8am - 11am, welcome to all
 

Brought to you by the Pinal County Air Quality Department

Travel Reduction Program | (520) 866-6806

pinal.gov/TravelReduction | AirQualityTRP@pinal.gov

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