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Seeking Your Success Stories
How have you
used Best Workplaces for CommutersSM
to promote commuter benefits?
A key advantage of the BWC Network is the ability of BWC Network
members from across the country to share their best practices
and lessons learned in promoting commuter benefits. Soon, the
BWC Network will start showcasing on our web-page BWC Network
members who have successfully incorporated Best Workplaces for
Commuters into their commuter benefits outreach programs and the
materials that they've created which have proven successful in
getting more people out of their cars and into public transit,
carpooling, telecommuting, etc.
If you have a success story to share that you think will help
fellow BWC Network members, please email us at bwc@epa.gov
and write "BWC Network Success Story" in the subject
line.
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Going to the 2004 ACT International Conference
in New Orleans, LA September 19-22?
If so, don't miss the Tuesday
BWC Network session!
During the BWC Network breakout session on Tuesday, 9/21 at 10:30am,
we will be introducing participants to the BWC Network and the
tools and resources available to Network members. Additionally,
participants will break into work groups during which they will
evaluate scenarios and issues that many in the TDM community regularly
face when promoting commuter benefits to employers. Using their
own experiences along with BWC tools and resources available at
the session, participants will
develop practical solutions and plans that can be adapted to local
TDM outreach programs.
We hope to see you at the ACT conference this year! For details
about the 2004 ACT International Conference information and registration
information, visit the ACT
Web site. 
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Phoenix, Tucson, and St. Louis Make List Announcements
Together, these outstanding campaigns yielded
nearly 20 media stories
Greater Phoenix Area
On June 23, 2004, a coalition of environmental, transportation
and community groups led by the Valley Metro announced the 2004
Valley of the Sun Best Workplaces for Commuters at the Bank One
Ballpark in Phoenix. The list, comprised of 60 employers representing
more than 83,000 workers, spotlights area employers that offer
the very best when it comes to commuter benefits. Hat's off (with
a feather in the cap!) to Randi Alcott, Andrea Chalmers and Betsy
Turner at Valley Metro for doing such a great job coordinating
this BWC campaign! Learn
more...
Greater Tucson Area
On May 19, EPA joined the PIMA Association of Governments and
a host of other local organizations to announce the 2004 list
of the Greater Tucson Area's Best Workplaces for Commuters at
a special awards ceremony held at the University of Arizona's
Student Union Ballroom. More than 10% of all Tucson area commuters
are covered by commuter benefits meeting the BWC National Standard
of Excellence. Congratulations to Rita Hildebrand, Gayle Johnson
and Mary Ann Soto for their terrific work in coordinating this
BWC campaign! Learn
more...
St. Louis Region
On June 30th, the St. Louis Region's 2004 list of Best Workplaces
for Commuters was released to the media. Twenty-six employers
in the region made the list which was publicized in the St. Louis
Post Dispatch. Thanks to the work of Kim Cella with Citizen's
for Modern Transit, the list release was a tremendous success!
Learn
more...
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Welcome to Our New Employers
78 employers
covering 232,144 commuters qualified
in May and June
Thanks to the many BWC Network members who work diligently to
help us promote Best Workplaces for Commuters (listed by metro
region):
Dallas:
Fort Worth Transportation Authority, City of Fort Worth,
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, First Southwest Company, Raytheon Expressway
Site, Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum LP, U.S. Dept. of Justice-U.S.
Attorney's Office Northern District of Texas
Denver/Boulder: Wilson &
Company
Houston: Coates Rose Yale Ryman
& Lee PC, Chevron Texaco, Bridgeway Capital Management, EOG
Resources, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical
Branch, Solvay America Inc., Houston Graduate School of Theology,
Southwest Bank of Texas, El Paso Corporation
Los Angeles: Wellpoint
Minneapolis/St. Paul: University
of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
New England: Charles Stark Draper
Lab, Sugarbush Resort, Harvard Medical School, City Market, Boston
Properties;
NY/NJ/CT: Reckson Associates, Gartner Group, VA New Jersey Health
Care System, Columbia University
Phoenix: View
a complete listing of Valley of the Sun's Best Workplaces for
Commuters.
Portland (OR): Verizon-Oregon
San Diego: Sony Online Entertainment,
Becton Dickinson & Company
San Francisco Bay: IBM Corporation-San
Jose, Intel Corporation-Santa Clara;
St. Louis: The Hauser Group, Metro, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin,
Thompson Coburn, Southwestern Illinois College, Washington University
School of Medicine, U.S. IRS, Scott AFB
Washington DC: U.S. DOD-Pentagon,
American Society of Landscape Architects, American Physical Therapy
Association, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of State,
Flexcar
New Mexico: Intel Corporation
Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania
State University
Washington: State Farm Insurance
Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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