State regulators are asking for â and getting â comments from employers as they consider requiring larger companies and other organizations to develop plans for reducing the commuting mileage of their workers as a means of helping curtail greenhouse gas emissions.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentâs Air Pollution Control Division is developing a proposal for an Employee Traffic Reduction Program rule for consideration by the state Air Quality Control Commission. The commission in May is expected to consider setting an August hearing on the rule.
Under the proposal, entities employing a yet-undetermined number of people would have to develop a plan to reduce the commuter miles of their workers through telecommuting, public transit, ride-sharing, bicycling and other means. Currently regulators are exploring a statewide requirement that would apply wherever at least 100 people work at a single location.