From Deseret News archives:
'Travel Wise' launched
Initiative asks Utahns to conserve energy and cut emissions
The initiative is called Travel Wise. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, the Utah Department of Transportation and the Utah Transit Authority announced the initiative, along with a new Web site, travelwise.utah.gov, where Utah employers and residents can find ideas on how to participate.
Participation is voluntary and neither businesses or residents will be provided tax incentives to begin Travel Wise programs.
"It's all about energy efficiency, which all by itself saves homes and businesses," Huntsman said at a news conference announcing Travel Wise. "So the best incentive, for example for the state, is to just do something different when we did the (four-day) workweek. And the incentive for us, as it would be for any business, is you save money by doing it, and you don't need much more of an incentive than that."
UDOT requested that companies allow flex hours and telecommuting to help reduce traffic by 20 percent. UDOT spokesman Ken Connaught said that the traffic reduction exceeded that goal.
Travel Wise is necessary now because "the state is experiencing unprecedented growth, which is likely to continue," the governor said. The state has a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by the year 2020, Huntsman said, and if people participate in Travel Wise, the goal will be easier to reach.
E-mail: lhancock@desnews.com
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