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GCAA
Feb 17, 2009
Results
• 1.2 million miles of travel
• 600 tons of air pollution
Each day these efforts reduce:
Currently partnering with more than 1650 Georgia employers
Saving Georgians more than $150 million on gas and vehicle expenses each year
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Current trends influencing transportation
• Unpredictable fuel prices
• Worsening traffic congestion
• Economic recession, lack of infrastructure funding
• Tighter clean air standards
The average Metro Atlanta Commute
• 40 miles round trip
• 72 minutes
• Congestion growing
• 18% of household income spent on transportation costs
• Cost to drive alone = 54.1 cents per mile
Metro Atlanta #1 ranking as the nation’s “most painful” commute
Affect on employers…
• Productivity
• Retention and Morale
• Recruitment
• Financial Incentives + Tax savings
• Business Continuity
• “Green” Movement
Air Quality – better than late 90’s, but lots of work remainsHow we get to work
Commute Options…
• Alternatives to driving alone → Carpool→ Vanpool
• Alternatives to driving at the peak → Flexible work hours
• Alternatives to driving at all → Telework→ Transit→ Compressed work weeks
Financial Incentives are available for Commute Option programs statewide
Commuter incentives and services include…
• Switching from driving alone→ $3 a day up to $100
• Carpool (3+)→$40 or $60/mo. gas cards for 12 months→ Ridematching assistance
• Vanpool (7+)→ $300/mo subsidy→ Ridematching → Assistance forming vanpools
Tax savings
• Paying transportation benefits with pre-tax wages:
– $120 per month for vanpool subsidies and transit passes
– $230 per month for parking
– $20 per month for bicycle commuting
Productivity 20%
Overhead savings = 25 - 90%
Absenteeism 2 - 4 days per telecommuter per year
Recruitment and retention • 50% of employees cite telework as important to their jobs
Teleworkers save ~ 29 - 32 miles and 1 - 2 hours for personal time per telework occasion
Telework results
Sources: International Telework Association & Council and case studies, 2008
Employer services include…
• Events
• Consultation and proven strategies
• Training
• Recognition
• Access to services and tools
• Marketing• Environmental impact reporting
Every mile you drive
is 1 lb of
pollution
No-Idling program
No Idle Zone
Help us all breathe
easier
Please turn off your engines