Transportation projects focus on reducing fuel consumption, air pollution and traffic congestion. Projects include traffic signal synchronization, intelligent traffic management systems, and Texas/Mexico colonias vanpools and telehealth initiatives.

ADOPT-A-SCHOOL BUS

The Adopt-A-School Bus Program is a voluntary EPA initiative that allows local community sponsors to assist in bringing cleaner air to the major cities in Texas. The Adopt-A-School Bus Program will help school districts purchase new school buses by combining grant monies raised through corporate sponsorship with matching school district funds. The program is administered by an Independent Steering Committee consisting of local elected officials, federal and state agency representatives, and corporate and business leaders. Two of the four Adopt-A-School Bus programs in Texas were assisted by SECO through seed funding to establish a visible implementation effort.

Alamo Area Council of Governments - San Antonio
The Adopt-A-School Bus Program will be combined with and work in conjunction with the Clean Cities Coalition in assisting school districts in the purchase of new school buses by combining grant monies raised through corporate sponsorship with matching school district funds. The program is administered through the Alamo Area Council of Governments under their Clean Air Program.

Clean Air Force of Central Texas - Austin
The Adopt-A-School Bus Program will help school districts purchase new school buses by combining grant monies raised through corporate sponsorship with matching school district funds. The program is administered through the Clean Air Force of Central Texas under their Clean Air Aware Program.

CLEAN SCHOOL BUS USA

Clean School Bus USA is a national partnership to minimize pollution from school buses. Leaders from corporate America, children's health, and environmental and governmental organizations gather to design a plan to reduce children's exposure to diesel exhaust. This program encourages policies and practices to eliminate unnecessary public school bus idling; retrofits buses that will remain in the fleet with better emission control technologies and/or fuels them with cleaner fuels; and replaces the oldest buses in the fleet with new, less polluting buses.

Education Foundation of Harris County (EFHC) - Houston
North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCG) - Dallas/Ft. Worth
Clean Air Force of Central Texas (CAF) - Austin
SECO was awarded $700,000 through a competitive grant process for a project to help reduce pollution from diesel-powered school buses in the Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin areas. The project areas fail or are about to fail to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the one-hour ozone standard. Houston and Dallas are considered "severe" ozone non-attainment areas under the Clean Air Act Classification system. This project implements the use of Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED), an ultra low sulfur diesel, and retrofits 73 buses with EPA emission-certified technology.

Laredo Independent School District - Laredo
SECO was awarded $555,000 through a competitive grant process for a project to help reduce pollution from diesel-powered school buses in Laredo, Texas. This project implements the use of Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED, an ultra low sulfur diesel) district-wide, retrofits 69 buses with EPA emission-certified technology and replaces three buses completely. This grant also allowed for the purchase of six new low-emission school buses.

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