City of Austin
512-482-5341
The City’s Air Quality Program provides a comprehensive selection of information, resources and outreach materials on air quality in Central Texas. Austin Energy GreenChoice® is a part of America’s #1 Green Power Program that offers electricity from clean, renewable sources (wind, solar and biogas).
Commute Solutions of Central Texas Hosted by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)
512-974-3458 • 512-974-1861
Commute Solutions is a coalition of various regional organizations and employers striving to educate and promote the health, environmental and economic benefits of alternative transportation modes and commuter practices. Commute Solutions also sponsors the Let’s Ride! Program, a training for employer commute solutions programs, which is free to Clean Air Partners.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
512-239-1000
TCEQ is the state environmental regulatory agency and provides detailed information on air quality issues in Texas, including offering assistance with strategies to reduce emissions. For more TCEQ air quality information, see the TCEQ Website’s Air Quality Index.
Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS)
512-478-7433
CARTS provides rural transportation services, many of which help bring outside commuters to and from the metropolitan areas.
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Cap Metro)
512-389-7400 • 512-474-1200 (route info)
Capital Metro, the Austin area transit authority, provides the following services:
- Assistance with employer commuter services, such as information fairs, ride-matching services and marketing materials
- Transit information and passes
- Vanpool program assistance
- Guaranteed Ride Home benefit to transit/vanpool users
Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG)
512-916-6000
CAPCOG serves as an advocate, planner and coordinator of initiatives that, when undertaken on a regional basis, can be more effective and efficient. These include air quality planning, emergency services, elderly assistance, law enforcement training, criminal justice planning, solid waste reduction, infrastructure development, and housing and economic development. CAPCOG also provides access to air quality information and air quality plans that are specific to the region.