Best Workplaces for Commuters

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation, in partnership with the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research, have designated 10 Fairfax County employers as “Best Workplaces for Commuters” for 2010.

The employers were recognized for the range of transportation options offered to their employees. The designation acknowledges employers who have excelled in implementing green commuter programs, including ride-sharing, transit benefits, biking and walking, teleworking, alternate work schedules and other strategies.

The employers honored include the Fairfax County government, National Wildlife Federation, Booz-Allen Hamilton, the Aerospace Corp., Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Orange Business Services, ICF International, George Mason University, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Inova Alexandria Hospital.

For information about the Fairfax County Employer Services Program, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/employer.htm.

ERG has met the Standard of Excellence and is a Best Workplace for Commuters.  ERG encourages its employees to leave their cars at home and use alternative modes to get to work. Telework is encouraged, schedules are flexible, subsidies are offered to offset the cost of transit, and many employees bike and walk to work. In addition, ERG offsets 100 percent of its annual electricity usage with green power.

ERG is a national environmental consulting firm that delivers expert support to clients in the fields of  mobile sources emissions evaluation and controls, transportation demand management, outreach and communications, economic research and analysis, information technology, and engineering and environmental services. Since 1984, ERG has held more than 100 prime contracts and 115 subcontracts with federal agencies such as Environmental Protection Agency; Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Energy; and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ERG has also held contracts with more than 10 state agencies. ERG’s more than 350 employees in 13 locations nationwide provide a full range of environmental services, including database development; air and mobile source engineering; economic and regulatory support; cost/benefit analysis; environmental health and risk assessment; technical writing and editing; meeting and facilitation support; graphic and Web design; and air modeling and testing.