Tom Fairchild The R&D initiative of Arlington County Commuter Services

Arlington: Background & Context Urban county located in the core of a region of 5.5 million 210,000 residents, 230,000 jobs, 44 million SF office Transit-Oriented “Urban Villages” Development SHIRLINGTON

Arlington County Commuter Services Family of Programs All are focused on the task of moving the needle on mode share

As of 10 Sept 2012 Arlington County Commuter Services

Rosslyn – Ballston Corridor

TRACK to define total number of participants SURVEY to measure behavior change among participants 25 surveys to date measure key outcomes such as… –What percent started non-SOV travel? –What new modes they use? –How often they use them? –What modes they used before? ANALYZE to calculate impacts –IMPACT: Trips / VMT reduced (cars off the road) –IMPACT: Tons of emissions reduced –IMPACT: Gasoline savings –IMPACT: Health, economic competitiveness, etc. Determining Impact Assessment

As of 10 Sept 2012 Arlington County Commuter Services

Employer Services 702 employer clients in ATP network = 150,000 employees 70% of clients provide transit benefit resulting in $18M/year of incentives 324 residential clients, 68,000 units – 85% of multi-family penetration 107 commercial & residential site plan properties require TDM measures 43 hotel clients – 100% penetration

Case Study: Airlines Reporting Corp. Workforce 227 employees based in Arlington’s R-B Corridor Transit Benefit 81 employees participate in the pre-tax transit benefit (36%) Monthly benefit averages $80/employee Telework Managers have discretion to allow any employee to telework 77 employees currently telework at least one day/week (34%) Teleworking employees have same network access as office Extensive use of “LiveMeeting” and other online workplace technology

Case Study: Airlines Reporting Corp. (continued) Flex-Time Peak-Hour Flex-Time Alternative Work Schedule Compressed Work Week Bicycle Friendly Business In-building Bike storage provided in parking garage In-building shower facilities Transit-oriented location Office space chosen based on its proximity to Metro and bus Top management commutes via Metro

Case Study: Airlines Reporting Corp. (continued) Program marketing All transit and work schedule programs distributed regularly Benefits Employees report greater job satisfaction and lower overall stress Improved employee retention and morale Reduce 797,070 vehicle miles / year Reduce 40,256 gallons of gas / year

Employer Services Mode Share Comparisons Work in Arlington Services offered n = 365 Services not offered n = 118 Arlington workers whose employers provided commute services are more than twice as likely to use a train to get to work as are those who don’t have commute services

Arlington’s TOD Strategy of “Urban Villages” SHIRLINGTON

Regional Activity Centers

Activity Center Strategic Investment Plan

Employer Outreach Adoption of transit benefit programs TOD “Activity Centers” are market and transportation imperatives The wind is at our backs! Moving the needle on Mode Share:

Tom Fairchild The R&D initiative of Arlington County Commuter Services