Transportation Demand Management

What makes a business successful? Location? Cash flow? Market access? Differentiating your product or service? Chances are these are some of the factors that come to mind. But have you considered how employee transportation affects your bottom line?

In Boulder, economic prosperity has produced more jobs than working-age residents. To fill those jobs, businesses pay a premium to attract quality employees to Boulder from surrounding communities.

And those employee commuters place additional demands on Boulder 's roads and transportation systems.

An easily accessible business is a more successful business. That's why employers throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe are offering low-cost transportation options.

They can be a benefit to your employees and a tax advantage for your company. These transportation programs can increase employee recruitment and retention plus provide better access for customers.

Check out our Transportation Options Toolkit
The Transportation Options Toolkit will you develop, implement and track a cost-efficient, effective transportation options program at your site.

Here are some sample plans to help you get started:

•  Sample #1 - Mixed-use development: office, restaurant and residential
•  Sample #2 - Residential development: senior housing
•  Sample #3 - Residential development: affordable residential units with community center

Other TDM Links

• Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) Network
• Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) Brochure
• Commuter of the Year Contest
• Annual Celebrity Commuter Challenge
• Denver Regional Council of Government's (DRCOG) Commute Calculator - Ever wonder how much your commute costs daily, monthly, annually? Use DRCOG's commute calculator and find out how much you are actually paying to commute. Also learn how much you can save by carpooling, vanpooling, taking transit, biking and teleworking.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 September 2009 13:29