Commuter Options

commuters The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that driving a private vehicle is probably the typical citizen’s most polluting activity of the day! A great way to improve air quality is by reducing your daily vehicle miles traveled (VMT).

Activities such as carpooling, taking public transportation, and telecommuting all reduce your daily VMT and have a positive impact on air quality. Click on the links below for more information.

SCDOT Smart Ride

http://www.scdot.org/getting/Smartride/smartride.shtml

Find a carpool buddy

http://www.erideshare.com/

Learn how to make your workplace commuter friendly

http://www.bestworkplaces.org

Monitor your VMT emission reductions with DHEC’s Take a Break from the Exhaust

http://www.scdhec.gov/takeabreak/login.asp