HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2015-06-08 Item 5D - Powerpoint Presentation Shown at Meeting - Commute Trip ReductionCommute Trip
Reduction
Prepared by Margaret Lubov, CTR Coordinator
June 8, 2015
Commute Trip Reduction
(CTR) Basics
• Enacted by the state in 1991 to:
• Improve air quality
• Reduce traffic congestion
• Reduce fuel consumption
• City adopted its CTR program via ordinance
in 2008
• Focus is on major employers in the congested
employment/urban centers
How CTR Works
• WSDOT provides funding, policy, training,
technical assistance and measurement
• Tukwila provides employer assistance,
survey and reporting, and promotions
• Employer develops and maintains CTR
program
All comes down to the commuter
• - it is a partnership
Tukwila Employers
• 22 affected employers
• Leading by example:
• Group Health
• BECU
• King County Housing Authority
• The Boeing Company
• Red Dot
• City of Tukwila
Accomplishments
• 77% of Tukwila commuters from
participating businesses now use transit,
walking, carpooling, bicycling, or flexible
work schedule options
• New grants awarded because of our
leadership on CTR
Grants
• $186,334.64 awarded to increase
strategies to reduce trips (2 year grant)
• $270,000 awarded for Tukwila to lead a
regional effort to reduce trips (3 year
grants)
• $74,000 is our renewal grant for basic
CTR efforts (2 year grant)
Grants
• Tukwila's CTR Coordinator is fully grant
funded
• New grants allow us to expand our efforts
• Tukwila has done this in the past with
successful results
• No obligation to the general fund
Questions