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Maryland’s Innovative Measures State Implementation Plan
2004 EPA Air Innovations Conference
Brian J. Hug – Chief, Air Quality Policy and Planning Division
410-537-4125 [email protected]
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Maryland’s Air Quality
• Ozone levels in Maryland are very high
• Fine particulate levels are high
• Air pollution contributes significantly to Bay pollution
• Regional haze and air toxics are also significant air pollution problems in Maryland
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Maryland’s Innovative Measures SIP
• A very flexible SIP that:– Bundles together several land use projects and other
innovations that generate air quality benefits– Establishes conservative emission reductions targets for the
short term and a larger and more aggressive target in the long term (these projects take time to develop)
– No pressure on individual programs – pressure only on the bundle itself
• Builds off of EPA’s land-use and voluntary measures guidance
• Also incorporates trading concepts to address uncertainty and to create incentives
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The “Bundle”• Land Use Initiatives
– Infill development in Baltimore City
– TOD– Mixed Use Development
• Transportation Measures– Maryland Commuter Tax Credit
Initiative– Alternatively Fueled Vehicle
Program– Incident Management Program
• Episodic Controls (Ozone Action Days)
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“The Can Company”
• Brownfield site• Portion of
revitalized waterfront
• Variety of mixed use commercial tenants
• Redeveloped housing nearby
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“Montgomery Park”
• MDE’s new offices• Former Montgomery
Wards warehouse– Now undergoing “green
building” restoration
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Benefits of Smart Infill Development
• Expected reduction of 340,000 – 700,000 VMT per day
• Increased emphasis on transit
• NOx and VOC benefits should exceed .5 tpd in 2005 (higher in 2025)
• Significant reduction on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (especially CO2 – could be over 100 tons per day !)
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Transit Oriented Development
• Multi-use development at the end of the Baltimore Metro Line
• Pedestrian bridge to link offices/retail with metro station
• Improved bike and pedestrian access
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Mixed Use Development
• Just outside of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County
• Redevelopment of central business district
• Mixed use • Proposed bus and
trolley station• Still in planning stage
– lots of controversy
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Transportation Initiatives
• Commuter Tax Credit Program• Incident Management (CHART Program)• Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program
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Episodic Reductions: Ozone Action Days
• Clean Air Partners coordinates a regional ozone education & voluntary action program for Baltimore and Washington
• Effort focuses voluntary reductions from:– Vehicle use– Paint and consumer product
use– Lawn and garden equipment
• Annual and episodic surveys to track progress
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Land Use Credit Tools
• Current tools are relatively new and will be refined with time
• SIP is using a multiple tool/ model approach
• During future analysis new tools and models will be used to further refine the expected emission benefits
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Multi-Pollutant Benefits
• Original initiatives focus on reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
• SIP approach could be used for other initiatives or pollutants in the future
• Reducing VMT lowers mobile source emissions across the board– Particulate Matter– Volatile organic compounds (VOC)– Nitrogen oxides (NOx)– Greenhouse Gases– Toxics
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Challenges
• Coordination with other agencies and interested parties
• Connections with transportation planning• Analysis tools/Quantification • Multi-purpose SIP (policy driven)• Changes in Overarching Policy and Timing• 1hr vs 8hr Ozone Standards – where does this
concept fit best? - does this work best to maintain the NAAQ standards as real benefits (to combat continued sprawl) are decades and not years away?