Exploring Airport Employee Commute and Parking Strategies (2012) / Chapter Skim
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45 chapter three EmployEE CommutE options stratEgiEs and thE airport EnvironmEnt This chapter includes a description of ECO program strategies that have the potential to shift airport employees from the commute by SOV to modes that generate fewer vehicle trips per employee. Some of the strategies are being applied at the five case study airports included in this study (BOS, STN, LAX, PDX, and SFO)
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46 transportation discounts Airport employees are provided a discount from the full fare on public transportation services or privately operated scheduled vans or buses. parking Cash-out Rather than the employer's subsidizing parking, the employee is provided the equivalent amount of cash to pay for parking or to take an alternative to the single-occupant commute.
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47 Prize Drawings The employee commute options program provided by Nike Inc., located in Beaverton, Oregon, is called Traveling Responsibly via Alternative Commuting (TRAC)
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48 Discounted Bicycle Purchase BAA Stansted employees may purchase a tax-free bicycle through BAA Stansted, and pay for it in installments through payroll deduction. This is the result of a government program that allows employers to provide bicycle and safety equipment to their employees as a tax-free benefit.
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49 • E-mail messages as needed to remind employees of what is available to them, to describe new benefits, or to alert them to promotions and events. • The use of social media such as Facebook or Twitter to develop an online community for ECOs.
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50 accommodate airport employee schedules. The transportation operator may also be asked to expand the service area of a bus route to accommodate other airport employment areas in addition to the passenger terminal area.
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