Region 8
Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations
Transportation
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Reducing the health and environmental impacts of transportation by improving our fleet and promoting alternative methods of travel.
Vehicles emit about one-third of all volatile organic compounds and half of the nitrogen oxides and air toxics that contribute to poor air quality. They release carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas and known contributor to global climate change. While transportation is crucial to our economy and our personal lives, its impacts compel us as an Agency and as individuals to be smarter about our transportation choices.
What Region 8 is Doing
Alternative Transportation
About 75% of Region 8 employees regularly use alternative transportation to commute to and from work. EPA Region 8 purchases Eco Passes
for all employees who live within the Denver Metro area; provides secure bike racks and showers for bicycle commuters; maintains preferred parking spaces for car and van pools; and includes alternative fuel vehicles within the Regional fleet.
Telecommuting
Many Region 8 employees include work-at-home days in their regular work schedules. Employees also have the option to work at home intermittently as workload requires.
