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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 two strong program elements) 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
  
  
• � 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)

CTR Efficiency ACT 2006

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

January Weekly Winners
01/27/2012
Remember, during the month of January, just by participating once a week and completing your commute calendar you will go into a weekly drawing. Check here to see those who've won!

December Winners
01/17/2012
Congratulations to Linda Freeman, Premera. She was the grand prize winner of a Kindle. Check here to see who the other 10 lucky winners of a $25 Safeway Gift Card are.

"Recruit a Friend" Qualified Participants
01/17/2012
Congratulations to all the qualified participants in the "Recruit a Friend" promotion. We had 50 new participants commit to using a commute alternative at least 25 times from Oct-Dec. Congratulations to all!

4th Qtr All Star Coach
12/22/2011
Conni Ellern, ETC, WA State ESD Telecenter, click here to read her inspirational story.

December Most Valuable Commuter
12/21/2011
Jenny Stettler, Spokane County, click here to read her inspirational story.

November Most Valuable Commuter
12/20/2011
Les Kienbaum, WA State Department of Transportation, click here to read his inspirational story.

October Most Valuable Commuter
12/19/2011
Tamara Norlander, WA State ESD Telecenter, click her to read her inspiration story.

November Prize Winners
12/13/2011
Congratulations to Chanda Bhuta, WA State DSHS-DCS, she was the Grand Prize winner of the Kindle for her participation in November. Check here to see who the other 10 lucky winners were.

Commute Smart Awards celebrates 20 years!
10/12/2011
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists, Catherine Bowden from Avista and Ron Kusler from Spokane County were among the Governor's Commute Smart Award winners.

STA's Trip Planner
09/25/2011
Plan your commute to work with STA's new Trip Planner. It's easy and convenient!

Take advantage of STA's Employer Bus Pass Program!
08/10/2011

Current Vanpool List
07/18/2011
Check here for the latest vanpool list.

The Transportation Vision Project
07/07/2010
Click here for more details.

Previous Way to Go Winners
07/10/2007