How we can use flexible commuter benefits to create less traffic and pollution and happier workers Cheryl Cort Coalition for Smarter Growth Feb 9 2017 Changing the commute for a sustainable amp accessible city ID: 532290
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Changing the Commuter Equation
How we can use flexible commuter benefits to create less traffic and pollution and happier workersCheryl CortCoalition for Smarter GrowthFeb. 9, 2017Slide2
Changing the commute for a sustainable & accessible city
DC area traffic congestion ranks among worst21% of area workplaces offer free parkingDC has one of most robust transit networks in the countryDC’s walk & bike to work rates tied with Boston for highest36% of DC households have no carSlide3
Commute mode & commuter benefit category for all DC commuters
Source: Calculations by Andrea
Hamre
using the 2007/2008 DC Household Travel Survey Sample: 3,238 commuters working in Washington, DC with a reported commute mode and commuter benefits (excludes those who worked at home); Regional sample weights appliedSlide4
DC and Non-DC Residents: Commute by Mode
Source: Calculations by Andrea
Hamre
using the 2007/2008 DC Household Travel Survey
Sample: 987
DC residents and
2,324
non-DC residents
working in Washington, DC with reported commute mode (excludes those who worked at home); Regional sample weights appliedSlide5
Bike/walk satisfaction up; Metrorail/drive is downSlide6
Motivations for using non-drive alone modesSlide7
Opportunity for DC expand flexible commute benefits
Do you know of DC employers who cash-out parking spaces? DC unique advantage for non-drive commutesEmployer/employee benefits: walk & bike commutes boost morale with cost savings & healthier tripPublic benefit of 10-12% decrease in drive-alone commutes, disproportionate reduction in peak traffic congestion, plus pollutionDC’s pre-tax commuter benefit law allows & encourages for flexing benefits