Minimum Requirements of the Commute Trip Reduction

• Appoint Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) and post name/phone prominently
  
  
• Annual information distribution to all employees about employer's CTR program
  
  
• Report annually to jurisdiction (Spokane County)
  
  
• Measure results in goal years
  
  
• Make a good faith effort to achieve CTR goals
  
  
• Develop and implement CTR program (with at least one strong program element) to meet CTR goals. Elements may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

Parking Management:

• Instituting or increasing parking charges for single occupancy vehicles (SOVs)
  
  
• Provision of preferential parking or reduced parking charges, or both, for carpools and/or vanpools combined with the provision of commuter ridematching services to facilitate employee ridesharing for commute trips

Financial Incentives/Subsidies:

• Provision of subsidies for transit fares
  
  
• Â Provision of subsidies for carpools and/or vanpools
  
  
• Provision of a program of parking incentives such as a rebate for employees who do not use the parking facilities
  
  
• Implementation of other measures designed to facilitate the use of high-occupancy vehicles, such as on-site day care facilities, cafeteria, etc.
  
  
• Guaranteed Ride Home

Alternate Work Schedules:

• Compressed Work Week schedules which are accessible to a significant number of employees
  
• Flexible work schedules (flex-time) to facilitate employee use of transit, carpools or vanpools

Telework:

• Establishment of a program to permit some or most employees to have the ability to work part or full-time at home or at an alternate worksite closer to their home

Rideshare Program (to support the use of carpools and vanpools) includes at least two of the following:

• Provision of preferential parking or reduced parking charges, or both, for high-occupancy vehicles combined with the provision of commuter ridematching services to facilitate employee ridesharing for commute trips
  
  
• Guaranteed Ride Home
  
  
• Internal and/or external ridematching, combined with personalized ETC assistance
  
  
• Implementation of other measures designed to facilitate the use of high-occupancy vehicles, such as on-site day care facilities, cafeteria, etc.

Fleet Vehicles for CTR:

• Provision of vans for vanpools
  
  
• Permitting the use of the employer's vehicles for carpooling and/or vanpooling
  
  
• Permitting the use of the employer's vehicles for Guaranteed Ride Home

Site Amenities:

• Construction of special loading and unloading facilities for transit, carpool and vanpool users
  
  
• Provision of bicycle parking facilities, lockers, changing areas and showers for employees who bicycle or walk to work

 Spokane County CTR Ordinance
(official copies may be obtained from the Auditor)

Definition of Good Faith Effort

Frequently asked questions about CTR

More info on CTR Statewide

Employer/Commuter Tax Benefits

Tax Benefits Chart

Tax Benefits FAQ

Current News

May Winners
06/19/2008
Congratulations to Brian Smits from Honeywell. He was the winner of the commuter bike, value $500. Also, Mike Spencer from Rings & Things won a $150 REI gift card. Check to see if you were 1 of the 10 lucky winners who will receive a $25 REI gift card. Thanks to all 5,715 participants. Your efforts eliminated over 1.5 million miles on our roads during the month of May. Keep up the great work!

Check our our All Star Coach and Most Valuable Commuter Stories below! They are truly inspiring!
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All Star Coach Honored
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May Most Valuable Commuter Honored
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April Most Valuable Commuter Honored
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Travel Green Campaign Results & Award Winners
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April Travel Green Winners
05/27/2008
See if you were a lucky winner during the Travel Green campaign in April!

All Star Coach Honored
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March Most Valuable Commuter
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Kathy Garrity at Sacred Heart Medical Center has been teleworking for 4 years, eliminating her commute alltogether!

February Most Valuable Commuter
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January Most Valuable Commuter
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Want to start bicycling this spring?
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The Spokane Bicycle Club's bike buddy program can help get you cycling to work. Check it out!

STA's Trip Planner
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Plan your commute to work with STA's new Trip Planner. It's easy and convenient!

Travel Green Initiative Launched!
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Recognizing employers for promoting and encouraging CTR at their worksite.

RideshareOnline Success Story!
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