Employees learned how to mount a bike to a bus rack during a benefits fair at Labelmaster, one of 15 employers participating in Commute Options.
Helping Employers Provide Workers with Better Commutes
Traffic congestion costs the Chicago region $7.3 billion annually in wasted time for motorists and passengers, increased air pollution, and impacts to the local economy. Stressful commutes affect individuals, as well as business' bottom lines. To address these issues, MPC is building support for a Chicago-area Transportation Demand Management strategy through the Commute Options pilot. During the first phase of the Commute Options pilot, MPC worked with 15 area employers to survey their employees about their commuting patterns, and helped each employer design incentives to encourage employees to try alternative commutes, rather than driving alone. In partnership with the Regional Transportation Authority, phase two will report on what we have learned, including the results of "post" surveys to determine how well each employer's program worked and what benefits it delivered to the company, employees and the region.
Articles
Commute Options pilot offers Chicagoland employees commuting incentives-
- Adapted from an article that originally ran in the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Suburban Chicago March newsletter.
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- MPC by the Numbers: 2012 Edition
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- What a year 2012 has been! Just as news outlets look back at the year in headlines, here at MPC we think there's value in taking a moment to reflect on the milestones we've reached over the past 12 months. MPC by the Numbers is a numeric snapshot of these accomplishments, drawn primarily from data…
Talking Transit: MPC working with employers to encourage alternatives to driving alone-
- Get In the Loop on all the latest transportation headlines.
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Talking Transit: Chicago transit gets open payment system-
- MPC Research Assistant Melanie Truhn contributed to this post.
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Talking Transit: New fuel economy standards reinforce need for a more sustainable approach to transportation funding-
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Multimedia
- Chicagoland Transportation Demand Management Strategic Plan
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- Apr 11, 2013
- This is a draft Chicago area Transportation Demand Management Strategic Plan.
- Commute Options Case Study: Champro Sports
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- May 16, 2012
- Champro Sports manufactures sports equipment and apparel, which it distributes from its location in Wheeling, Ill. Download the one-page case study to see how Champro is using Commute Options to improve their employees' commutes and give them alternatives to driving alone.
- Commute Options Case Study: Labelmaster
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- May 10, 2012
- Labelmaster develops, manufactures and markets products that help industry comply with regulations governing the safe handling and transport of hazardous materials. Download the one-page case study to see how Labelmaster is using Commute Options to improve their employees' commutes and give them…
2012 Plan for Prosperity: Innovative Solutions for the New Normal-
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- To read MPC's 2012 Plan for Prosperity, download the file. The following is MPC President MarySue Barrett's introductory letter.
Sometimes, things aren’t what they seem. For decades, the United States enjoyed what appeared to be boundless economic expansion. Consumers spent and borrowed…
Better Commutes, Less Congestion: Employers Unlock the Region's Gridlock-
- On Dec. 1, 2011, MPC hosted Better Commutes, Less Congestion: Employers Unlock the Region's Gridlock, a roundtable discussion of the Commute Options pilot program. Jeffrey Rehm of W.W. Grainger described that company's success in encouraging employees to switch from driving to taking transit by…
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