San Antonio considering measures to fight air pollution

  • 2016-09-25
San Antonio is considering an ordinance that would fight air pollution, called the ‘Employee Commuter Benefits Ordinance’.

The new measure would require organizations employing more than 1,000 people to offer them options with regard to the transportation they use getting to work.

According to San Antonio’s chief sustainability officer, Douglas Melnick, the ordinance would provide incentives to employees who try different modes of transportation to get to work, such as taking the bus or riding a bicycle. The city hopes that by offering financial incentives, more people will try alternative transport.

The plan is still being worked out, so financial information is not yet available. Melnick said that a lot of the process entails taking the plan to large employers and various chambers of commerce.

Joe Krier, a city councilman, had been briefed on the proposal. He said that more than half the companies affected by the measure already assist their employees in some form, so he is reluctant to suggest new costs to them. However, Melnick said that it would also be costly if the city failed to address its pollution problems.

Melnick said the earliest the proposal could be put before the entire City Council is in the spring of 2017.

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