One of Go Lloyd’s goals is to help make people more aware of the transportation resources available to them and reduce traffic in and around Lloyd in the process. Our partners at Get There Oregon share these aspirations and seek to help commuters and employers shift their commute habits away from single-occupancy vehicles, one trip at a time.
Recently, Get There created a series of one-pagers and toolkits intended to support employers so they can offer commute solutions and programming to their employees. Each of these resource documents have helpful tips for employers to get started, plus ideas for support, services, and benefits options.
Here’s a preview of some suggestions and strategies taken from each one-pager. Click to download each PDF to learn more.
Supporting active commute options at worksites—bicycling, walking, and taking transit—is a great scalable, relatively low-cost way for employers to boost employee health and wellness.
Ask employees about what types of active commuting support, services, and benefits appeal to them the most.
Utilize local resources and programs, like bike safety and maintenance workshops.
Offer wellness credits for purchasing equipment and gear, and rewards for logging active commute trips.
Provide onsite tools like bike pumps and multitools, plus amenities, ranging from secure bike parking to personal lockers and/or shower facilities.
Vanpools let employees who live near each other and have longer commutes share the ride to work and the costs.
Match employees into vanpools using Oregon’s free commute trip planning tool—Get There Connect.
Explore vehicle rental options, including recent-model SUVs, crossovers, and vans that are low mileage and have optional amenities like Wi-Fi.
Shared commute solutions like carpooling help reduce the rising cost of commutes, especially for on-site shift workers that can’t use transit or other options.
Empower employees to carpool using free ride matching tools like Get There Connect, Oregon’s free commute trip planning tool that can match employees up into carpools and vanpools, track metrics, and more.
Offer premium parking and other incentives to carpoolers.
Drive-alone commuting contributes to harmful air emissions and pollution—and adds to local traffic congestion. Lead the way in sustainability by empowering your employees to use greener commute options and reduce their transportation-related emissions and impacts.
Form an employee green team to champion sustainable commute options internally.
Provide real-time transit route information and utilize discounted bulk transit pass programs to help reduce employee costs—like our Universal Pass program.
Set up remote work arrangements to reduce overall commute trips.
Build a worksite culture that empowers employees to commute by bike through services, onsite amenities, and benefits.
Biking improves circulation, builds stamina, and reduces the risk of chronic health conditions while promoting a healthy weight. Regular physical activity from biking can improve mental health and help relieve stress and burnout.
Foster peer-to-peer support to help interested employees start bike commuting and provide bike tune-up days.
Use commuter surveys to gain insights into big picture commute realities among your employees.
Ask employees about their commute time, cost, and choices, why they use those modes, and what benefits might encourage them to try other options.
Create a plan, develop and distribute your survey, and put your newfound insights to work in a customized action plan.
Read more tips on how to get started providing commuter resources for your employees and learn about even more free resources, tools, and services at GetThereOregon.org.
