Commuter Challenge invites you to nominate organizations or individuals for 2010 Diamond Awards by March 15. Download form.

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Press Release 05.15.2009

Commuter Challenge recognized 14 local organizations and four individuals that have embraced innovative and successful efforts to reduce commute trips among their workforce. The 2009 Diamond Award winners were announced May 15, 2009 at the 16th annual awards breakfast.

Click on the 2009 Diamond Award winners at right for a glance at the effective commuting programs of these King County employers. You can meet some of our region's outstanding employee transportation coordinators and learn more about how worksite programs make a difference. Congratulations also to this year's Pacesetters—for their outstanding commute trip reduction efforts.

Commute trip reduction programs implemented by employers are one of the most cost-effective approaches to improving local transportation mobility. The organizational winners of the Diamond Awards are selected by a review panel of transportation experts who look to reward those organizations that implement a variety of effective programs to reduce commute trips, including incentives for motivating employees to bus, carpool, vanpool, bicycle, walk, work compressed schedules, or telework instead of driving alone to work everyday.

The 1991 Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Law, introduced as part of the Washington State Clean Air Act, is a transportation success story in Washington state. In 2007, worksites that participated in the Commute Trip Reduction program removed nearly 26,000 vehicles off of Washington’s roads each workday morning. CTR commuters reduced petroleum consumption in Washington State by 7.9 million gallons in 2007, saving approximately $23 million through the choices they made in the program. The end result is an estimated reduction of 85,678 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions or the carbon dioxide-equivalent.

“We congratulate the outstanding accomplishments of this year’s Diamond Award winners. These leaders were selected for many different reasons from developing corporate transportation programs that optimize employee transit routes like the Microsoft Connector to embracing corporate responsibility to reduce green house gases from the top down within their organization,” said Commuter Challenge Executive Director Steve Gerritson. “Each winner understands that by providing employees with transportation solutions that work, a business can improve its financial bottom line, raise employee morale, and preserve our community’s quality of life. It’s a win-win-win solution for everyone.”

 

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