Best Workplaces for Commuters

ClearCarbon Inc. of Arlington, VA has met the Standard of Excellence and is designated a Best Workplace for Commuters. As part of its own commitment to sustainability, ClearCarbon encourages its employees to reduce their commuting footprints by taking advantage of public transit.  ClearCarbon pays for employees’ monthly Metro passes, supports both an in-house and government-sponsored Emergency Ride Home program, offers bike storage at the office, and provides teleworking capabilities for employees to work from home.

ClearCarbon is a full-service consulting firm dedicated to creating competitive advantage and improving profitability through carbon measurement, management and monetization. They work with companies to develop and implement emissions and energy reduction strategies using their carbon footprint as the foundation for identifying opportunities. Their solutions have been implemented by industry-leading companies worldwide, resulting in significant operational performance improvements and emissions reductions.

The TMA Group, located in Franklin, TN has met the Standard of Excellence and is designated a Best Workplace for Commuters. The TMA Group is a regional leader in customizing environmentally friendly, multimodal transportation solutions for employers and communities. The TMA Group operates and manages several sustainable programs including: 1) Regional vanpool program, in partnership with RTA, serving nine Middle Tennessee Counties, serving over 900 daily commuters. Currently 77 vans are in the active fleet, with 20% expansion expected; 2) Franklin Transit System, a small urban transit system consisting of fixed routes in addition to transportation on demand services, serving the City of Franklin, Tennessee under contract with the Franklin Transit Authority; 3) Clean Air Partnership program, an environmental awareness and education outreach program established by The TMA Group in partnership with Williamson County. The program is now regional with over 130 partners reaching 17,000 employees. The Clean Air Partnership produces a monthly educational cable television show: “Air Care”, that is also seen on the world-wide web; 4) TMA’s TDM Research and Strategies program is dedicated to the planning and implementation of information about innovative sustainable management solutions to transportation issues.

The Cadmus Group Inc. has met the Standard of Excellence and is designated a Best Workplace for Commuters for locations in Boulder, CO; Portland, OR; Watertown, MA, and  Arlington, VA.  The Cadmus Group offers a transit pass and pretax benefit; flexible schedules, including compressed work week and telecommuting;  bike storage and staff showers facilities; and an in-house emergency ride home program for employees.

Cadmus is an environmental consulting firm, helping government, non-profit and corporate clients in the areas of Water, Energy Services, Social Marketing and Communications, Green Building, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Strategic Environmental Management, and International Development.  Visit Cadmus for further information on their programs.

SAIC has met the Standard of Excellence and is designated a Best Workplace for Commuters.  SAIC supports a robust commuter program that provides flexible transportation options for employees. A Commuter Incentive Program provides reimbursement of expenses for employees who carpool, vanpool, take a train, a bus, walk or bike to work. SAIC provides free employee shuttles to and from transit stations at major locations in San Diego, CA and McLean, VA as well as free membership in the Connect by Hertz car sharing program. Most employees are also eligible to apply for the telework program and alternative and flex-time work schedule options. In addition to alternative transportation options, SAIC provides electric car charging stations at their San Diego and Orlando, FL locations.”

“SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. We do this with the constant and deliberate commitment to ethical performance and integrity that has marked SAIC since its founding.

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Orange Business Services located in Fairfax County, Virginia has met the Standard of Excellence for offering high level commuter benefits and is designated a Best Workplace for Commuters. As a leading global communications operator for multinational organizations.  

Orange offers a significant telework program to its nearly 1200 U.S. employees that allows them to reduce the number of their commute trips by more than 50%. Orange Business Services uses its own network, telephony and collaboration tools, including Business Everyhere, IP telephony and other tools to provide its workers in more than 30 U.S metropolitan areas with the ability to do their jobs and access the information they need outside the office environment.  

 

Augsburg College located in Minneapolis, MN has met the Standard of Excellence and is designated a Best Workplace for Commuters.  Augsburg students, faculty, and staff take advantage of subsidized monthly transit passes that greatly reduce the costs of riding the bus or using the light rail. During the school year, Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) buses run between Augsburg College and Macalester College, the University of St. Thomas, St. Catherine University, and Hamline University, providing access to and from numerous locations in St. Paul.  

Bike commuters take advantage of Augsburg College’s close proximity to the metro area’s extensive bike trail system and the Midtown Greenway, just a few blocks south of campus. To further encourage the use of alternative forms of transportation, the college serves as an HOURCAR hub, offering a Honda Prius (with a hybrid gas-electric engine) for those inevitable short jaunts off-campus.

TransAction Associates, Inc.  has met the Standard of Excellence and is designated a Best Workplace for Commuters.  TransAction Associates offers a transit pass benefit and compressed work schedules to employees.  They also provide a Emergency Ride Home through their in-house program.

TransAction Associates is a Waltham, MA based consulting firm that has been providing consulting and transportation services to clients nationally since 1990.  Their mission is to deliver a standard of excellence to every project that conveys their core values of dedication, honesty and integrity.  They build strong relationships with clients and work collaboratively with them to achieve the best results, which is the basis of their excellent reputation. TransAction provides the latest skills and technology in surveying, data analysis, web-based ridematching and Emergency Ride Home programs, as well as expertise in Transportation Demand Management, marketing, shuttle services and transit planning.