�Code Red-Ride Free� In Effect Tomorrow In Montgomery County: Ride On Bus Service Will Be Free All Day on Monday, June 9

Published: June 8, 2008, 6:48 pm

Monday, June 9 has been forecast as a Code Red Air Quality Action Day indicating unhealthy air quality, so the Montgomery County Ride On bus system and Metrobuses operating within the County will be free throughout the day. The Code Red Ride Free program is part of the region s Air Quality Action Day program under which Montgomery County takes voluntary actions to reduce the emissions of smog-forming chemicals, including ozone, and particulate matter. These voluntary actions include refueling County vehicles after dusk and curtailing median strip spraying, mowing and most asphalt paving. Unhealthy levels of ozone occur in the summer as strong sunlight reacts with volatile organic compounds (VOC s), nitrogen oxides and other chemicals. Ozone forming pollutants originate from vehicles, lawn-mowers and boats; emissions from power plants and other fuel burning equipment; and vapors from gasoline, paints and industrial processes. Ground level ozone and particulate matter are pol ...more

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