Commuter Choice Primer
An Employee's Guide to Implementing Effective Commuter Choice Programs
Foreword, Acknowledgments, Disclaimer
Section 1 Introduction and Purpose
Section 2 How and When to Use This Guide
Section 3 Conceptual Framework for Commuter Choice
Section 4 Commuter Choices—Mode
Section 5 Commuter Choices—Time
Section 6 Commuter Choices—Location
Section 7 Commuter Choices—Route
Section 8 Summary of Choices—What Works?
Section 9 Steps for Selecting and Implementing Choices
Notes
1 The National Standard of Excellence for Employer-Provided Commuter Benefits—Promotional Material, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
2 LDA Consulting, “Union County Commute Choices: Employer Benefit Research,” prepared for Union County, NJ, December 8, 1998.
3 FHWA 1993 or TCRP or ACT UK.
4 TDM Review or FHWA or ACT UK.
5 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Commuter Choice Employer Profiles,” prepared as part of the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative, September 2001.
6 LDA Consulting, “Union County Commute Choices: Employer Benefit Research,” prepared for Union County, NJ, December 8, 1998.
7 EPA, “Commuter Choice Employer Profiles,” prepared as part of the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative, September 2001.
8 S.T.E.R.N, “Guide for Company Mobility Counseling,” Berlin, 1998.
9 LDA Consulting, “Union County Commute Choices: Employer Benefit Research,” prepared for Union County, NJ, December 8, 1998.
10 Washington State Department of Transportation, “1999 CTR Task Force Report to the Washington State Legislature,” Washington State Commute Trip Reduction Program, December 1999.
11 Alyssa Freas and Stuart Anderson, “Effects of Variable Work Hour Programs on Ridesharing and Organizational Effectiveness: A Case Study in Ventura County,” Transportation Research Record #1321, pp. 51–56, 1992.
12 WSU Cooperative Extension Energy Program, “Commuter Challenge Case Studies” found at www.commuterchallenge.org.
14 EPA, “Commuter Choice Employer Profiles,” prepared as part of the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative, September 2001.
15 WSU Cooperative Extension Energy Program, “Commuter Challenge Case Studies” found at www.commuterchallenge.org.
16 LDA Consulting, “Union County Commute Choices: Employer Benefit Research,” prepared for Union County, NJ, December 8, 1998.
17 Victoria Transport Policy Institute, On-Line TDM Encyclopedia, Telework: Using Telecommunications to Substitute for Physical Travel, updated November 2001.
18 Patricia Mokhtarian, “A Synthetic Approach to Estimating the Impacts of Telecommuting on Travel, in Urban Studies, 2000.
19 Jack Nilles, “What Does Telework Really Do to Us,?” World Transport Policy and Practice, Vol. 2, No.1/2, 1996.
20 Cambridge Systematics, Inc., The Effects of Land Use and TDM Strategies on Commuting Behavior, prepared for FHWA, Contract No. DTFH61-91-C-00085, July 1994.
21 WSU Cooperative Extension Energy Program, “Commuter Challenge Case Studies” found at www.commuterchallenge.org.
22 LDA Consulting, “Union County Commute Choices: Employer Benefit Research,” prepared for Union County, NJ, December 8, 1998.
24 American Management Association, “How to Implement an Effective Commuter Choice Program,” prepared for EPA, May 2001.
25 EPA, “Commuter Choice Employer Profiles,” prepared as part of the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative, September 2001.
26 OECD, “Influencing Road Travel Demand Chapter 4—Traveler Information,” Working Report, Paris, 2001.
27 Kathleen Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Pitt Ridesharing Program Administrator, Interview, October 24, 2001.
28 Denise Watts, Watts Works Consulting, previous Northrop Commuter Transportation Coordinator, 1983.
29 Partners in Motion, Getting You There Just Got Smarter—brochure, 2000.
30 Brier Dudley, “Microsoft Offers Drivers High-Tech Traffic Alerts,” Seattle Times, October 16, 2001.
32 Cynthia Pansing, Eric Schreffler, and Mark Sillings, “A Comparative Evaluation of the Cost Effectiveness of 58 TCMs,” in Transportation Research Record #1520, Transportation Research Board, January 2000.
33 Paula Reeves, Edward Hillsman, and T.J. Johnson, “Understanding the Evolution of Employer-Based TDM Programs in Washington State,” paper presented at ACT International Conference, Portland, OR, August 2001.
34 COMSIS Corporation, “Cost Effectiveness of TDM Programs: Working Paper #2,” unpublished report prepared for TCRP, 1994.
35 Eric N. Schreffler, “Overview of TDM in the United States: What Makes for Successful TDM Programs,” paper presented at Annual Conference of the Association for Commuter Transport, London, UK, November 1998.
36 Martin Wachs, “Regulation XV in Southern California: Success or Failure?” in TDM Review, Winter 1996.
37 Roy Young, “Carpooling with Co-Workers in Los Angeles: Employer Involvement Does Make a Difference,” paper presented at ACT International Conference, Miami, FL, September 1994.
38 Strategic Consulting and Research, et al., “Evaluation of RCTC and SANBAG’s Commuter Assistance Programs,” prepared for RCTC, August 6, 1999.
