Ord 2201 - Commute Trip Reduction Plan (CTR)

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between 6:00 and 9:00 AM (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for at least 12 continuous months. Construction worksites, when the expected duration of the construction is less than two years, are excluded from this definition. 3. "Alternative Mode" means any means of commute transportation other than that in which the single- occupant motor vehicle is the dominant mode, including telecommuting and compressed work weeks, if they result in reducing commute trips. 4. "Alternative Work Schedules" means programs such as compressed work weeks that eliminate work trips for affected employees. 5. "Base Year" means the 12 -month period that commences when a major employer is determined by the local jurisdiction to be participating within the local CTR program. The City of Tukwila uses this 12 -month period as the basis upon which it develops local commute trip reduction goals. 6. "Base Year Survey" or "Baseline Measurement" means the survey, during the base year, of employees at a major employer worksite to determine the drive -alone rate and vehicle miles traveled per employee at the worksite. The jurisdiction uses this measurement to develop commute trip reduction goals for the major employer. The baseline measurement must be implemented in a manner that meets the requirements specified by the City of Tukwila. 7. "Carpool" means a motor vehicle, occupied by two to six people traveling together for their commute trip, resulting in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle commute trip. 8. "Commute Trips" means trips made from a worker's home to a worksite (inclusive) on weekdays. 9. "CTR Plan" means the City of Tukwila's plan and ordinance to regulate and administer the CTR programs of affected employers within its jurisdiction. 10. "CTR Program" means an employer's strategies to reduce employees' drive alone commutes and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee. 11. "Compressed Work Week" means an alternative work schedule, in accordance with employer policy, that regularly allows a full -time employee to eliminate at least one work day every two weeks by working longer hours during the remaining days, resulting in fewer commute trips by the employee. This definition is primarily intended to include weekly and bi- weekly arrangements, the most typical being four 10 -hour days or 80 hours in nine days, but may also include other arrangements. 12. "Custom Bus/Buspool" means a commuter bus service arranged specifically to transport employees to work. 13. "Dominant Mode" means the mode of travel used for the greatest distance of a commute trip. 14. "Drive Alone" means a motor vehicle occupied by one employee for commute purposes, including a motorcycle. 15. "Drive Alone Trips" means commute trips made by affected employees in single occupant vehicles. 16. "Employee" means anyone who receives financial or other remuneration in exchange for work provided to an employer, including owners or partner of the employer. 17. "Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC)" means a person who is designated as responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an employer's CTR program. 18. "Employer" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district, or other individual or entity, whether public, non profit or private, that employs workers. 19. "Exemption" means a waiver from any or all CTR program requirements granted to an employer by a city, based on unique conditions that apply to the employer or employment site. C: \Documents and Settings\A1I Users \Desktop\Kelly \MSDATA \Ordinances \CTR.doc SM:ksn 4/29/2008 Page 2of11