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• Implement transportation projects with measurable outcomes that reduce vehicle miles traveled by substituting walking, biking, and public transit methods to reduce emissions and improve public health. • Promote and encourage the use of hybrid and electric vehicles through education and outreach and assisting with developing infrastructure for electric vehicles, including charging stations and workplace charging. • Provide electric vehicle information to fleet managers to encourage use in public fleets, including operation and maintenance cost savings. • Promote emission reductions to community members through educational campaigns that target practices and behaviors that alleviate air pollution (i.e., air alert education, carpooling, public transit, biking, car sharing), and those that contribute to air pollution (i.e., burn barrels, gas -powered lawn equipment, backyard fires, vehicle idling, single occupancy vehicles, and low -efficiency wood -burning boilers/stoves/fireplaces). • Assist facilities management and public works to incorporate best management practices for chloride (road salt) prevention (improved snow removal equipment), product storage, and application. • Conduct surveys or collect pre/post information from participants in trainings, events, workshops, etc., on commitments to change and changes in behavior with energy conservation and transportation -related practices. • As applicable, coordinate above activities with the implementation of buildings and lighting, transportation, renewable energy, and community resilience best practices, including those referenced in the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program. • Assist local governments and their partners with planning on how to institutionalize ongoing savings in energy and water usage and reductions in vehicle miles traveled and vehicle emissions through tracking and follow-up, revised building and vehicle operations and maintenance practices, program marketing, and continued employee engagement. • Identify, engage, and assist local governments in developing outreach on wood smoke reduction from recreational fires and/or wood heaters. Marginal functions (not to exceed 340 hours) • Mobilize volunteers to assist in the implementation of activities. • Assist with additional sustainability-related projects as outlined in the green infrastructure improvements, waste reduction, recycling and organics management, and community readiness and outreach position descriptions within the host site community. Host sites are required to outline these activities in the member's work plan. • Inform and educate host site employees, community organizations, and citizens about member projects and accomplishments via media and public outreach efforts.