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BEST Work Place for Commuters
Best Workplaces for Commuters
Commuter-friendly benefits help relieve pinch at the pump
By Laura Morsch, CareerBuilder.com writer
Across the nation, gas prices are hovering around $3 per gallon, forcing Americans to shell out about 85 cents a gallon more than they did at this time last year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy.
With high fuel costs come lean times for many people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, workers spend an average of 24.3 minutes each way commuting to work. This means employees must dig deeper into their pocketbooks just to get to the office.
Employees at the Boeing office in Puget Sound, Wash., have found one solution -- many of them simply stopped driving to work. Wendy Weaver, the aerospace company's employee transportation administrator, estimates Boeing employees saved 8 million vehicle miles in September alone.
Finding other means of transportation was easy for Boeing employees -- the company was named one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Best Workplaces for Commuters, an annual list of Fortune 500 companies with the best commuter benefits.
The 90 companies named Best Workplaces for Commuters this year are credited with offering commuter benefits to nearly 600,000 employees, conserving nearly 30 million gallons of gasoline and saving more than $80 million annually, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The EPA named these companies the Top 20 Best Workplaces for Commuters in 2005:
1. Intel
2. (tie) QUALCOMM
2. (tie) Oracle
4. Sun Microsystems
5. Microsoft
6. (tie) Texas Instruments
6. (tie) Cisco Systems
8. Advanced Micro Devices
9. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
10. Safeco Insurance
11. EMC Corporation
12. Boeing
13. (tie) Devon Energy
13. (tie) El Paso Corporation
13. (tie) Nike, Inc.
16. Hewlett-Packard
17. (tie) IBM
17. (tie) Reliant Energy
18. Wyeth
19. Apple Computer
This year's winners all had at least one worksite that met EPA's national standard of excellence for commuter benefits. These are just a few of the ways these companies are leading the pack:
Public Transportation subsidies -- In 2004, Texas Instruments purchased rapid transit passes for their Dallas-based employees, a benefit that's becoming increasingly popular as gas prices climb.
"We have seen a 28 percent increase in ridership from August to September. ... Overall, we have seen a 41 percent increase from the year-to-date average," says Lara Wallentine, manager of environmental, safety and health communications at Texas Instruments.
Carpooling incentives -- At Boeing, finding a carpool or vanpool partner is just a click away, Weaver says. Employees can search a database to find people in their area willing to ride together. And if an emergency arises during the work day for a non-driving carpooler, Boeing will arrange transportation for that worker to get home quickly.
Biker/walker friendly campuses -- Intel provides bike racks and showers to encourage workers to bike or walk to work, says Gail Dundas, a representative for the company. The company also offers on-site cash machines, fitness centers and food-court style cafeterias.
Flexible work arrangements -- Intel sanctions working from home when appropriate, but the company also allows some workers to choose alternate work schedules. Some workers arrive before 7:30 a.m. and leave as early as 4 p.m., avoiding heavy rush hour traffic.
Easy access to commuter information -- Boeing employees don't just hear about commuter benefits when they're new to the job. The company introduces its commuter benefits to new hires, then follows up in 90 days once the employees get settled, Weaver says. Boeing also distributes relevant information quarterly to ride-share employees.
Laura Morsch is a writer for CareerBuilder.com. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.
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This is good news folks. Funny how none of these companies are located in big cities like New York, Chicago or Boston. I guess companies located in these cities have been on that list for the past 100 years and are no longer taken into consideration. The days of inexpensive motoring to work are coming to an end.
Commuter-friendly benefits help relieve pinch at the pump
By Laura Morsch, CareerBuilder.com writer
Across the nation, gas prices are hovering around $3 per gallon, forcing Americans to shell out about 85 cents a gallon more than they did at this time last year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy.
With high fuel costs come lean times for many people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, workers spend an average of 24.3 minutes each way commuting to work. This means employees must dig deeper into their pocketbooks just to get to the office.
Employees at the Boeing office in Puget Sound, Wash., have found one solution -- many of them simply stopped driving to work. Wendy Weaver, the aerospace company's employee transportation administrator, estimates Boeing employees saved 8 million vehicle miles in September alone.
Finding other means of transportation was easy for Boeing employees -- the company was named one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Best Workplaces for Commuters, an annual list of Fortune 500 companies with the best commuter benefits.
The 90 companies named Best Workplaces for Commuters this year are credited with offering commuter benefits to nearly 600,000 employees, conserving nearly 30 million gallons of gasoline and saving more than $80 million annually, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The EPA named these companies the Top 20 Best Workplaces for Commuters in 2005:
1. Intel
2. (tie) QUALCOMM
2. (tie) Oracle
4. Sun Microsystems
5. Microsoft
6. (tie) Texas Instruments
6. (tie) Cisco Systems
8. Advanced Micro Devices
9. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
10. Safeco Insurance
11. EMC Corporation
12. Boeing
13. (tie) Devon Energy
13. (tie) El Paso Corporation
13. (tie) Nike, Inc.
16. Hewlett-Packard
17. (tie) IBM
17. (tie) Reliant Energy
18. Wyeth
19. Apple Computer
This year's winners all had at least one worksite that met EPA's national standard of excellence for commuter benefits. These are just a few of the ways these companies are leading the pack:
Public Transportation subsidies -- In 2004, Texas Instruments purchased rapid transit passes for their Dallas-based employees, a benefit that's becoming increasingly popular as gas prices climb.
"We have seen a 28 percent increase in ridership from August to September. ... Overall, we have seen a 41 percent increase from the year-to-date average," says Lara Wallentine, manager of environmental, safety and health communications at Texas Instruments.
Carpooling incentives -- At Boeing, finding a carpool or vanpool partner is just a click away, Weaver says. Employees can search a database to find people in their area willing to ride together. And if an emergency arises during the work day for a non-driving carpooler, Boeing will arrange transportation for that worker to get home quickly.
Biker/walker friendly campuses -- Intel provides bike racks and showers to encourage workers to bike or walk to work, says Gail Dundas, a representative for the company. The company also offers on-site cash machines, fitness centers and food-court style cafeterias.
Flexible work arrangements -- Intel sanctions working from home when appropriate, but the company also allows some workers to choose alternate work schedules. Some workers arrive before 7:30 a.m. and leave as early as 4 p.m., avoiding heavy rush hour traffic.
Easy access to commuter information -- Boeing employees don't just hear about commuter benefits when they're new to the job. The company introduces its commuter benefits to new hires, then follows up in 90 days once the employees get settled, Weaver says. Boeing also distributes relevant information quarterly to ride-share employees.
Laura Morsch is a writer for CareerBuilder.com. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.
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This is good news folks. Funny how none of these companies are located in big cities like New York, Chicago or Boston. I guess companies located in these cities have been on that list for the past 100 years and are no longer taken into consideration. The days of inexpensive motoring to work are coming to an end.
11-07-05, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
Funny how none of these companies are located in big cities like New York, Chicago or Boston.
11-07-05, 12:28 PM
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Actually EMC is in the Boston area (Cambridge originally but now Hopkinton--I think the lease on their Cambridge Center property was too much).
Still, the point is well taken. For better or worse, around here a lot of people are already accustomed to not driving to work. Particularly in the city itself, parking is very expensive and transit is quite reasonable. A very nice commuter rail system makes it easy and affordable to ride the train from as far away as Providence and arrive in about the same time it takes to drive.
If you look at the list, a lot of those are technology companies eager to attract young energetic employees who are also a good demographic for alternative transportation.
Our high-density old-guard cities already have a lot of the necessary infrastructure and culture in place (though more is obviously needed) to grant us the highest non-automobile transportation mode shares in the nation.
Still, the point is well taken. For better or worse, around here a lot of people are already accustomed to not driving to work. Particularly in the city itself, parking is very expensive and transit is quite reasonable. A very nice commuter rail system makes it easy and affordable to ride the train from as far away as Providence and arrive in about the same time it takes to drive.
If you look at the list, a lot of those are technology companies eager to attract young energetic employees who are also a good demographic for alternative transportation.
Our high-density old-guard cities already have a lot of the necessary infrastructure and culture in place (though more is obviously needed) to grant us the highest non-automobile transportation mode shares in the nation.
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Regarding the observation that the cost of gas is falling, I offer the following from Saint James Howard Kunstler's blog.
"[S]ince the hurricanes shredded our Gulf of Mexico oil and gas capacity, Europe has been sending us 2 million barrels of crude oil and 'refined product' a day from its collective strategic petroleum reserve. The 'refined product' includes 800,000 barrels of gasoline, plus diesel, aviation, and heating fuel. Meanwhile, US domestic production has fallen to around 4 million barrels of conventional crude a day. America uses close to 22 million barrels of oil a day. Bottom line: post-hurricane, total imports have accounted for 80 percent of America's oil consumption..
"Now, the important part of all this is that last week the International Energy Agency (IEA), Europe's energy security watchdog, declared that it would now end the 2 million barrel a day shipments to the US. Not because they are hateful meanies, but because, after all, it is Europe's strategic reserve and they can't sell it all to us because, well, some strategic emergency might come up for them, too."
"[S]ince the hurricanes shredded our Gulf of Mexico oil and gas capacity, Europe has been sending us 2 million barrels of crude oil and 'refined product' a day from its collective strategic petroleum reserve. The 'refined product' includes 800,000 barrels of gasoline, plus diesel, aviation, and heating fuel. Meanwhile, US domestic production has fallen to around 4 million barrels of conventional crude a day. America uses close to 22 million barrels of oil a day. Bottom line: post-hurricane, total imports have accounted for 80 percent of America's oil consumption..
"Now, the important part of all this is that last week the International Energy Agency (IEA), Europe's energy security watchdog, declared that it would now end the 2 million barrel a day shipments to the US. Not because they are hateful meanies, but because, after all, it is Europe's strategic reserve and they can't sell it all to us because, well, some strategic emergency might come up for them, too."
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I can guarantee you that very few people, especially any CEOs, from those listed companies are commuting in by bike. Maybe public transportation, but I bet those ratings are garnered more by having the money to do lots of green advertising and touting of their commuting efforts. At the end of the day the thing that makes bike commuting possible is understanding management, a safe, dry place to store your bike, and somewhere convenient to change and store your riding clothes. All of the rest in my opinion is corporate fluff, unless we're talking about lockers and showers.
I had so many coworkers go on and on about how they were going to start riding when gas was $3 and more. Guess how many rode in? Would you believe none, even after I offered to bring in my tools and tune up anyone's bike that rode in. Oh well, at least I don't have to share my storage space. I only had to fill up my car 3 times this summer and I'm still working on tank #3.
I had so many coworkers go on and on about how they were going to start riding when gas was $3 and more. Guess how many rode in? Would you believe none, even after I offered to bring in my tools and tune up anyone's bike that rode in. Oh well, at least I don't have to share my storage space. I only had to fill up my car 3 times this summer and I'm still working on tank #3.
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Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
Biker/walker friendly campuses -- Intel provides bike racks and showers to encourage workers to bike or walk to work, says Gail Dundas, a representative for the company. The company also offers on-site cash machines, fitness centers and food-court style cafeterias.
Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
Funny how none of these companies are located in big cities like New York, Chicago or Boston.
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I can guarantee you that people at those listed companies aren't taking public transportation. Look at the BART map.
https://www.bart.gov/stations/map/systemMap.asp
It just doesn't reach the Silicon Valley. Chicago, Boston and New York have real public transportation systems and city parking that's $30 a day minimum. Silicon Valley has no public transportation and giant campus style office comples with vast tracts of free parking spaces. I'm still amazed that more people don't find these articles painfully patronizing. If they have bona fide bicycle commuting programs that's cool, but if it's a plan for extended luch hour recreation rides in Woodside than some reporter needs be severely slapped about the thighs and buttocks. And I think I know a person who is up for the job.
https://www.bart.gov/stations/map/systemMap.asp
It just doesn't reach the Silicon Valley. Chicago, Boston and New York have real public transportation systems and city parking that's $30 a day minimum. Silicon Valley has no public transportation and giant campus style office comples with vast tracts of free parking spaces. I'm still amazed that more people don't find these articles painfully patronizing. If they have bona fide bicycle commuting programs that's cool, but if it's a plan for extended luch hour recreation rides in Woodside than some reporter needs be severely slapped about the thighs and buttocks. And I think I know a person who is up for the job.
11-08-05, 07:27 AM
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Hey in the top five, not bad.
Is it real, yes.
1. enclosed bike lockers, many of them. My building has 2 pods of 6 lockers each
2. showers in bathroom
3. lockers in bathroom for stuff
4. flex work schedules
5. relaxed dress code
6. ok to bring bike into building if need to
what more would you want?
But usage is way way down from a couple of years ago. It used to be everyone came to the campus to work. Now about 70% work from home and have zero commuting, except on required meeting days.
Is it real, yes.
1. enclosed bike lockers, many of them. My building has 2 pods of 6 lockers each
2. showers in bathroom
3. lockers in bathroom for stuff
4. flex work schedules
5. relaxed dress code
6. ok to bring bike into building if need to
what more would you want?
But usage is way way down from a couple of years ago. It used to be everyone came to the campus to work. Now about 70% work from home and have zero commuting, except on required meeting days.
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ok I'll jump in here with One of the Best Work Places...
(1) I get 45.00 Gift Certificate to just about any where I want (Performance Bike was the last. REI will be next I think.) Every 3 months for commuting/exercising.
(2) I have about 7 Lockers. We have about 50 employees and about 200 lockers. 2 Showers for Men, and 2 for Women. (3 Locker rooms)
(3) Washer/Dryer
(4) Full Kitchen (Microwave, Oven, Dishes, 4 Fridges, Dishwasher...etc.)
(5) Park anywhere (Heated Truckbay is where my ride is). Security Gate with Camera.
(6) Eco Pass (Yearly Bus Pass worth over 600.00 in 2006)
(7) No Time Clock. Just put in your time.
(8) Emergency Taxi if I need it. Paid by the Job.
(9) Full Gym. Aerobic Class (Free) twice a week. Free Weights, Machines, Dumbells...etc.
(10) Oh Yeah, The Head huncho (BOSS) is a big time Cyclist! He Rides about 360 days a year. Use to be on some Race Team years ago.. now he just Commutes. Makes for some Great Evaluations here LMAO (Just Kidding) .
(11) Boss has no problem of us working on our Bikes when needed. Hee Hee.
(12) Free Rec Center Pass
(13) 40 Acre Site with the Best Views of the Colorado Rocky Mountains!
Can ya see why I Commute 100% of the time?
Ok I will stop there... I am sure there are more bennies I missed...
(1) I get 45.00 Gift Certificate to just about any where I want (Performance Bike was the last. REI will be next I think.) Every 3 months for commuting/exercising.
(2) I have about 7 Lockers. We have about 50 employees and about 200 lockers. 2 Showers for Men, and 2 for Women. (3 Locker rooms)
(3) Washer/Dryer
(4) Full Kitchen (Microwave, Oven, Dishes, 4 Fridges, Dishwasher...etc.)
(5) Park anywhere (Heated Truckbay is where my ride is). Security Gate with Camera.
(6) Eco Pass (Yearly Bus Pass worth over 600.00 in 2006)
(7) No Time Clock. Just put in your time.
(8) Emergency Taxi if I need it. Paid by the Job.
(9) Full Gym. Aerobic Class (Free) twice a week. Free Weights, Machines, Dumbells...etc.
(10) Oh Yeah, The Head huncho (BOSS) is a big time Cyclist! He Rides about 360 days a year. Use to be on some Race Team years ago.. now he just Commutes. Makes for some Great Evaluations here LMAO (Just Kidding) .
(11) Boss has no problem of us working on our Bikes when needed. Hee Hee.
(12) Free Rec Center Pass
(13) 40 Acre Site with the Best Views of the Colorado Rocky Mountains!
Can ya see why I Commute 100% of the time?
Ok I will stop there... I am sure there are more bennies I missed...
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Originally Posted by unkchunk
I can guarantee you that people at those listed companies aren't taking public transportation. Look at the BART map.
https://www.bart.gov/stations/map/systemMap.asp
https://www.bart.gov/stations/map/systemMap.asp
Even the Valley is running out of parking. I'll be working in Mountain View for three months after I start a new job and I've been told there are no more parking spaces available (which is just fine with me, natch).
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Originally Posted by Walkafire
Now and forever... LOL
26 years for Boulder, CO
26 years for Boulder, CO
I thought you were in Ft Collins. Boulder is definitely cyclist friendly. Even though too many students think it is cool to wear black riding clothes at night and don't want to be bothered with lights.
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Originally Posted by Walkafire
ok I'll jump in here with One of the Best Work Places...
(1) I get 45.00 Gift Certificate to just about any where I want (Performance Bike was the last. REI will be next I think.) Every 3 months for commuting/exercising.
(2) I have about 7 Lockers. We have about 50 employees and about 200 lockers. 2 Showers for Men, and 2 for Women. (3 Locker rooms)
(3) Washer/Dryer
(4) Full Kitchen (Microwave, Oven, Dishes, 4 Fridges, Dishwasher...etc.)
(5) Park anywhere (Heated Truckbay is where my ride is). Security Gate with Camera.
(6) Eco Pass (Yearly Bus Pass worth over 600.00 in 2006)
(7) No Time Clock. Just put in your time.
(8) Emergency Taxi if I need it. Paid by the Job.
(9) Full Gym. Aerobic Class (Free) twice a week. Free Weights, Machines, Dumbells...etc.
(10) Oh Yeah, The Head huncho (BOSS) is a big time Cyclist! He Rides about 360 days a year. Use to be on some Race Team years ago.. now he just Commutes. Makes for some Great Evaluations here LMAO (Just Kidding) .
(11) Boss has no problem of us working on our Bikes when needed. Hee Hee.
(12) Free Rec Center Pass
(13) 40 Acre Site with the Best Views of the Colorado Rocky Mountains!
Can ya see why I Commute 100% of the time?
Ok I will stop there... I am sure there are more bennies I missed...
(1) I get 45.00 Gift Certificate to just about any where I want (Performance Bike was the last. REI will be next I think.) Every 3 months for commuting/exercising.
(2) I have about 7 Lockers. We have about 50 employees and about 200 lockers. 2 Showers for Men, and 2 for Women. (3 Locker rooms)
(3) Washer/Dryer
(4) Full Kitchen (Microwave, Oven, Dishes, 4 Fridges, Dishwasher...etc.)
(5) Park anywhere (Heated Truckbay is where my ride is). Security Gate with Camera.
(6) Eco Pass (Yearly Bus Pass worth over 600.00 in 2006)
(7) No Time Clock. Just put in your time.
(8) Emergency Taxi if I need it. Paid by the Job.
(9) Full Gym. Aerobic Class (Free) twice a week. Free Weights, Machines, Dumbells...etc.
(10) Oh Yeah, The Head huncho (BOSS) is a big time Cyclist! He Rides about 360 days a year. Use to be on some Race Team years ago.. now he just Commutes. Makes for some Great Evaluations here LMAO (Just Kidding) .
(11) Boss has no problem of us working on our Bikes when needed. Hee Hee.
(12) Free Rec Center Pass
(13) 40 Acre Site with the Best Views of the Colorado Rocky Mountains!
Can ya see why I Commute 100% of the time?
Ok I will stop there... I am sure there are more bennies I missed...
1)No gift certificate anywhere
2)I have a hook in my office(but it's a big one)
3)I have a sink in my lab for washing stuff and hot radiators to dry. Also a hot pump room to dry sweaty summer stuff
4)We got a similar kitchen
5)bike parking not a problem , in the hall, my lab, outside...it's all good
6)$115.00 monthly mass transit subsidy( I use the MARC train & bike..intermodal Bostontrevor)
7) I'm my own boss, no time no nothing,my schedule is the trains schedule
8)There's some thing called commuter connection for mass transit/ bicyclist emergency transportation
9)we have a gym but cost some $$, but I don't and won't use it
10)see #7
11)see #7
12)rec center cost $$
13)hundreds of acres of beautiful agricultural lands, peak fall colors, great roads for nooner rides...but alas it ain't the rockies
OK you got me beat, but i like my boss more than your boss;-)
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Originally Posted by HiYoSilver
You win for best bennies. Strange the list didn't include gov'ts and non-profits.
I thought you were in Ft Collins. Boulder is definitely cyclist friendly. Even though too many students think it is cool to wear black riding clothes at night and don't want to be bothered with lights.
I thought you were in Ft Collins. Boulder is definitely cyclist friendly. Even though too many students think it is cool to wear black riding clothes at night and don't want to be bothered with lights.
I live in Longmont... commute near 75th and Jay Rd (Gunbarrel Area)
I love it, I NEVER have to go into Boulder!
Although, there are times on my days off I visit the Bike Shops there.
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I understand. the LBS in downtown Longmont is nice but limited in selection.
I just started visiting other LBS for fun, but with nothing I really need, it's more a scoping out the store process.
I just started visiting other LBS for fun, but with nothing I really need, it's more a scoping out the store process.
