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

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Arlington County Commuter ServicesFamily of Programs

All are focused on the task of moving the needle on mode share

61%15%

13%

4%3%

3% 2%

0%

Daily SOV Vehicle Trips Reduced (44,631)

Employer Services (27,044) Marketing (6,822)

Commuter Direct (5,667) Bike/Walk (1,564)

Carshare (1,234) CommuterPage (1,187)

Commuter Store (1,111) Ridematching (2)

As of 10 Sept 2012

Arlington County Commuter Services

Rosslyn – Ballston Corridor

1979 2009

1996 2001 2006 2009 -

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

R-B Car Traffic Counts Remain Flat 1996 - 2009

Glebe Road - Ballston (NS 6-lane Arterial)

Lee Highway - Rosslyn (EW 6-lane Arterial)

Wilson Blvd - Clarendon (EW 2-lane 1-way Arterial)

Clarendon Blvd (EW 2-lane 1-way Arterial)

Axis Title

Development GrowthOffice: 6,327,650 SFRetail: 953,429 SFResident: 10,805 unitsHotel: 1,121 rooms

• TRACK to define total number of participants

• SURVEY to measure behavior change among participants25 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

61%15%

13%

4%3%

3% 2%

0%

Daily SOV Vehicle Trips Reduced (44,631)

Employer Services (27,044) Marketing (6,822)

Commuter Direct (5,667) Bike/Walk (1,564)

Carshare (1,234) CommuterPage (1,187)

Commuter Store (1,111) Ridematching (2)

Employer Services Daily Impacts Vehicle Trips Reduced: 27,044 VMT Reduced: 445,727 miles CO2 Reduced: 400 tons Gas Saved: 18,728 gallons

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 offeredn = 365

Services not offeredn = 118

71%

10%

6%

6%

51%

24%

12%

9%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Bus

Carpool/vanpool

Train

Drive alone

Services offered

Services not offered

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”

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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