Low-car commuting
From Portland Afoot
Low-car commuting means getting to work without using cars any more than you really want to. Options include public transit, carpooling, vanpooling, telecommuting, bicycling, walking and skating.
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[edit] How to encourage bike commuting
[edit] Successful tactics at Regence
Regence, one of the Northwest's major medical insurance providers, uses many tactics to encourage bicycling in its workplace. At a Smart Trips Business event in August 2011, Regence's Timothy Morita-McVey offered the following list of methods, ranked by estimated effectiveness:
- email and distribution list
- collaboration with property managers, PBOT and the BTA
- commuting workshops
- regular articles on the company intranet
- a bike-specific intranet site
- a branded letterhead and poster design
- a bicycle transportation information stand
- a bike commuter info flyer in the new-hires package
- assigned bike buddies
- participation in the BTA's Bike Commute Challenge
- an internal commute challenge, called the "Tour de Regence"
Morita-McVey said using these methods over two years had boosted bike commuting from about 30 to 40 commuters to about 100 bike commuters, out of a total four-state workforce of 6,000.
[edit] Things this page should have eventually
- Tips and links on how to encourage transit, telecommuting, foot/skate commuting, carpooling and vanpooling.
- An overall low-car benefits section.
[edit] See also
- Smart Trips Business
- transportation management association
- subsidies for low-car commuting
- best employers for low-car commuters
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