Pacesetter Newsletter Archives

Fall 2004

• Behind the scenes of the Commuter Challenge Diamond Awards
• Results show success of Employer Services Grant program
• New Web site focuses on tunnel closure
• Helen: Help in choosing a hybrid

May/June 2004

• Regional expansion becomes reality with new incentive programs
• CTR Performance grant winners announced
• Neither fad nor failure: telework continues to evolve
• Report on success and lessons learned from employer projects
• Helen: Plan ahead for tunnel closure

March/April 2004

• Refined priorities point to regional leadership and facilitation role
• Flexcar benefits draw business members
• CTR Project Grant recipient profile:
  HOV incentives help offset lure of low-cost parking at Seattle Center
• Helen: Tax-free benefits for bicyclists?

Special Edition: April 2004

• Diamond Awards event highlights success of CTR programs:
  Keynoter Bob Drewel praises "the real leaders"

January/February 2004

• CTR Task Force submits 2003 Report to the Washington Legislature
• What has the CTR Task Force concluded?
• Bank of America Tower offers commuting benefits package to tenants
• Helen: Get your tax credits in order

September/October 2003

• STAR program designed to remodel downtown carpool parking
• Recognition survey: 45% plan to improve programs
• Cash and front-row parking woo three-person carpools at Costco

July/August 2003

• The 2001-2003 Employer Services Grants cut trips, leveraged funds

May/June 2003

• Telework programs are a smart addition to business continuity plans
• CTR Project Grant profile: Virginia Mason Medical Center gets results with high tech ridematching

March/April 2003

• RideshareOnline.com a powerful tool for CTR programs
• Grant profile: Eddie Bauer
  Telework pilot provides flexibility, promotes trust

January/February 2003

• Diamond Awards event pays tribute to Cathy Cole's vision
• Diamond Award profiles feature 15 winners and their commuting programs
• 108 King County work sites recognized as Pacesetters

The Jan/Feb print issue directs readers to these additional online articles:

• Keynoter Stuart Elway explains the 2002 voter's mind
• In Memoriam: Cathy Cole 1942-2003, a tribute

Best of 2002

• Employer Services Grant recipient profile: Harborview Medical Center
  Shuttle service provides reliable connection for transit riders

• Employer Services Grant recipient profile: Group Health Cooperative
  VanShare proves vital option for Tukwila work site

• Executives set positive commute example

• Employer Services Grant recipient profile: Starbucks
  Flexcar and bike maintenance facility help improve area mobility

• Employer Services Grant recipient profile:
  FlexPass and Flexcar ease move to new PATH building

• Recognition survey: 53% plan to improve programs

• Persuading your employees

Best of 2001

• Survey shows King County making good inroads in commute trip reduction

• Census data shows CTR worksites ahead of other sites

• FlexPass: Excellence in commute reduction, eight years and counting

Best of 1998

• Three decision makers tackle question: What is the role of business in reducing traffic congestion?

• An interview with Stuart Elway: Researcher talks about RTA, monorail vote, traffic congestion

Best of 1997

• Survey results show CTR is making a difference‚ Nov/Dec 1997.

• Commute Trip Reduction Goals Scaled Back‚ May 1997.

• A Brief History of Coping With Congestion and Mobility Needs‚ May 1997.
  • History of the Commuter Challenge Program
  • History of Public Transportation in King County, WA
  • TDM in King County: Two Decades of Growth in Employee Commuting Programs

• RESEARCH REPORT: What Employers Think about Telework and Alternative Work Schedules‚ March 1997.

 

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