Part 1. Warming up.
A. Keywords.

express route, bus fare books, monthly passes, mass transit, carpooling.
Vocabulary.

subsidize, incentive, carpool, occupant, Martin Marietta, RTD, State Health Department, State Legislature.
You're going to hear a news item on how a company, Martin Marietta, approached the problem of air pollution.Listen for four specific ways the company is working to reduce air pollution.
High pollution season's got us watching our driving pretty closely, but workers in Martin Marietta are getting really practical help.
RTD and Matin Marietta will run two new express routes especially for Martin Marietta employees.
With eight morning arrivals and eight afternoon departures, the company is even subsidizing bus fare books and monthly passes as an added incentive to use mass transit.
Carpooling is encouraged.
And to solve a major concern for people using alternate transportation, there's a guaranteed ride-home program.
The company's goal is to double the number of workers using alternate modes to the single occupant vehicle by the end of the year.
The program will be studied by the State Health Department.
The State Legislature also wants to find out which are the most effective ways to cut vehicle miles traveled and help clear the air.