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Commute Trip
Reduction News
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The CTR Surveys are Almost a Wrap! Thank You!
Our entire CTR team wants to thank all of our ETCs and worksites who participated in the 2020 CTR Survey, a pilot survey that deviated from the norm, using an online platform and asking more COVID-19 related questions.
We all feel that the data we've received so far is providing a good look into the how employees are coping with telework, how their commutes have changed and how they would like to commute when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
We are taking time to analyze results provided by WSDOT and will be sending your CTR Survey reports to you shortly if you haven't already received them. Thank you for your patience.
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 New and Returning Vanpoolers Get 3 Months FREE
Community Transit knows these past seven months have been a doozy for most employers and employees in our region. As a way to show appreciation for all the hard work and transitions our CTR community have endured, Community Transit is offering Vanpool service FREE for the first three months to new and returning Vanpoolers.
In pre-COVID days, it was nearly impossible to find available Community Transit vanpools, so this is a great opportunity to help your employees change commute behaviors. If they were sitting on the fence wondering if Vanpool is for them, they now get to try it out, at no cost to them for three months. All they need to do is join or start a Vanpool by the end of the year. What a great way to start a year than with a new commute plan that will save gas, car maintenance and commute times, not to mention the planet.
We are going to be reaching out to you to see if you have any questions about this offer, but in the meantime, head here to receive more information, or contact your CTR team.
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Free Telework Consulting Comes To SnoCo, Bothell
A large number of worksites in our region have employees working from home, and although it’s business as the new usual, companies and human resource departments may still be wishing their telework policies and changes in shifts were working more smoothly.
If you or your leadership team needs help creating better policies and programs around telework, flextime or compressed work weeks, there is a free service now available to you. King County has extended WorkSmart, its free consulting service offered to worksites in King County, to Snohomish County and Bothell. This service is valued up to $10,000!
Elham Shirazi, WorkSmart’s lead consultant, has worked with hundreds of employers in our region since 2009, providing one-on-one consulting services to help implement, expand and improve telework and alternative work hour programs. WorkSmart’s team has developed resource materials, conducted training workshops, and evaluated the impacts of telework and flexible scheduling on employers, employees, and Commute Trip Reduction requirements.
WorkSmart’s free services include:
- Leading ETCs and leadership though every step of implementing a successful program
- Helping to overcome issues and concerns
- Developing custom presentations and marketing materials
- Consulting on technology needs and requirements
- Developing policies, procedures and agreements
- Training managers and employees
- Providing evaluation guidelines and strategies
- Helping meet Commute Trip Reduction goals
We will be hosting a webinar with Elham Nov. 17. Teleworking During COVID-19: Lessons Learned Over the Past Seven Months will cover experiences realized by employers and employees, touching on technology, resources, wellness and mental health. Tim Rowe, T-Mobile’s ETC and member of our CTR Peer Advisory Board, will share his experiences with telework at T-Mobile and working with WorkSmart. See webinar information below in Trainings.
If you’re interested in getting more information on WorkSmart, please contact your CTR team.
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Teleworking Pays Off, especially for our Smart Commuter of the Quarter
Tammerilla Orr is a telework veteran. Since working with Comcast Lynnwood as a Customer Experience Professional for 13 years, she's been teleworking more than a decade from her home.
She said she likes teleworking because she doesn't have to spend time on the road between her home in Arlington and Lynnwood, and likes the fact that she's home right after work without any drive.
She encourages others to telework if they can. "Teleworking is awesome," she said. "Since I'm already home, I get a lot of extra time in my day to take care of things at home. I am able to spend more time with my family."
She added that she puts very little mileage on her car and spends very little on gas.
"On top of those things, I also do my share of keeping pollution down by not driving," she said.
Smart Commuter Rewards is a quarterly incentive program that provides incentives for employees at large businesses to reduce their drive-alone trips and vehicle miles traveled. Employees of a Snohomish County or Bothell businesses with 100 employees or more, who log at least 16 days of non-drive alone trips per month or 48 days within a calendar quarter on Rideshare Online, could be eligible for the coveted Smart Commuter of the Quarter Award and a $250 prize.
Winners are drawn randomly from a list of eligible commuters.
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Advanced Training Opportunities
To get advanced training credit for any of these programs, please complete the Advanced Training Hours Survey once you have watched one of the programs below.
Programs hosted by Community Transit
Teleworking During COVID-19: Lessons Learned Over the Past Seven Months
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 10-11 a.m.
(1 hour Advanced Training Credit)
Community Transit is partnering with WorkSmart to provide free telework consulting services in Snohomish County and Bothell. This webinar will cover lessons and trends that organizations and employees have learned while working from home the past seven months. The program will also outline the free WorkSmart services available to your worksite. RSVP to CTR@commtrans.org
Winterize Your Commute
Pre-recorded
(1 hour Advanced Training Credit)
As the winter approaches, this previously-recorded program covers different commute options including walking/biking, transit, etc. and discusses how your employees can best prepare for commute options in the winter. Recording is available to watch anytime.
Watch the Recording
Presentation Slides
No Budget? No Problem!
Just posted! There are opportunities to maximize your program even if you have no budget for Commute Trip Reduction.
Watch the Recording
Presentation Slides
ETC Basic Training
The Employee Transportation Coordinator Training videos are the foundational training for all new ETCs joining Community Transit's CTR program. These videos provide a great opportunity for existing ETCs to brush up on any of the basics. ETCs in our CTR program can watch the videos to get an hour of Advanced Training Credit.
Watch the Videos
Recorded Program from Industry Partners
Each program is worth 1 hour of Advanced Training Credit
To get advanced training credit for any of these programs, please complete the Advanced Training Hours Survey once you have watched one of the programs below.
Washington Bike, Walk, Roll Summit
This year’s Washington Bike, Walk, Roll Summit was online and free, meaning all the recordings are posted to watch whenever you like. Take a look at the recordings and if any would be helpful to you and your CTR program, let us know which recording you watch and we will give you Advanced Training Credit.
Recorded Programs and Trainings look different on the ETC Resources Page
You'll notice our Recorded CTR Programs are now listed by topic to make it easier for you to research relevant programs. Please let us know how you feel about the change so we can continue to provide the best content to help you with your CTR programs. You can find all links to the recorded trainings here.
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Regional Transit Agency Service Alerts
UW Researchers Seek Your "Teleliving" Experiences
 A group of researchers at the University of Washington and staff at the Puget Sound Regional Council, whose research focuses on mobility patterns for the purpose of reducing traffic congestion, air pollution and ambient noise has launched a follow-up survey to their initial COVID-19 survey opened in April.
That survey sought to learn how people were coping with the limited mobility related to social distancing and shelter-in-place policies. The results of the April survey are available at https://www.psrc.org/covid-19-mobility-survey.
The group now wants to find out how people are sustaining the unexpected long period of partial shut-down and seek to better understand the pros and cons of "teleliving," which includes working and playing. Their survey can be found here.
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What your CTR Team is Reading and Watching
Your CTR team thought you may be interested in what we're reading these days. If you have an article, podcast or book you'd like to share, please send the information to our CTR Team.
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