TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR WEBINAR

Trip Reduction Program Plan Section 4:

TRP Activities

August 24, 2011

OVERVIEW

• News & Updates

• TRP Plan Section 4 – TRP ActivitiesRequirements - Best Practices - Idea sharing

• Recap/Q & A2

NEWS• Possible transit strike – updates at

www.valleymetro.org

• Walgreens now sells transit passes at 170 locations

– Over 400 fare outlets valley-wide

– Sort by zip code to find a location near you at www.valleymetro.org/sales_locations

• NextRide launched August 9

– Real-time info on next bus or train arrivalDetails at www.valleymetro.org/nextride

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NEWS

• Association for Commuter Transportation “Pool” party September 14

• Cookout theme luncheon w/prizes & giveaways

• Share ideas with other TCs

• $5 ACT members, $8 non-members

• RSVP: sday@valleymetro.orgby September 7

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NEW MATERIALS!

Free! Order or download at

http://publications.app1.valleymetro.org/5

ShareTheRide registration instructions

TRP survey poster

HPA UPDATE

Summer High Pollution Advisories to date

• August 4 – Ozone

• July 2 – Ozone

• June 21 & 22 – Ozone

• June 15 – Ozone

• June 9 & 10 – Ozone

• May 26 & 27 – Ozone

• May 5 – Ozone

• April 3 – PM-10

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11 HPA days

CLEAN AIR AWARDS

• Complete nominations online at www.valleymetro.org

• Deadline is Wednesday, August 31 at 5:00 p.m. People’s Choice bulletin board entries due TODAY.

• Luncheon is October 26 at JW Marriott Desert Ridge.

• Invitations are in the mail.

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TRP PLAN SECTION 4

• No “ordinance” measures*

• Lots of leeway

• Remember to track your efforts!

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*Very strong, well implemented Section 4 incentives may count as ordinance measures at Maricopa County’s discretion.

TCA MEETING/WEBINAR

• Box checked on plan = Attend at least once per quarter

• Tracking: Sign in at “in person” meetings

• Webinar participation tracked automatically

• Webinars are recorded; links on VM website

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Attendance is free!

Site coordinators welcome.

Network, network, network!

AMU PARTIES

• Recognize & reward Alternative Mode Users

• Get your money’s worth! Plan ahead, promote well

• May include drive-alones ifthere’s a focus on TRP

• Prizes/incentives should go to AMUs

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AMU PARTIES• Zip code party:

-- List employees by zip code-- Employees add their name to zip codes they pass

through en route to work-- Offer door prizes/food for participation

• Lunch & learn:-- Free food and/or prizes are a great draw!-- Captive audience, specified timeframe-- Choose your topic or ask VM for suggestions

• Open house

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AMU PARTY TIPS

• Set reminders in your calendar – schedule room, distribute flyers, order food

• Invite AMUs to tell their stories

• Tracking: Keep copies of receipts, promotions, sign-in sheet!

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VALLEY METRO TRAINING

• Learn the history & requirements of the TRP

• Perfect for new TCs, site coordinators

• Offered monthly at VM headquarters

• FREE!

• Tracking: Attend & sign in

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TRP FAIR

• Invite Valley Metro, a bike shop, vanpoolers or VPSI

• Lack of focus can mean poor response

• TRP gets lost in the benefits fair shuffle

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BIKE/RIDESHARE MONTH AWARDS

• Bike Month: April 1 – 30

• Rideshare Month: February 1 – 28

• ShareTheRide handles one-month contests, can choose winners based on specified mode!

• Tracking: Keep receipts for prizes; get signature or acknowledgment from winners.

• Calendar events when plan is approved!

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HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY

• Aggressively promote and publicize high pollution advisories

• Hold prize drawings for employees who use an alternative mode on HPA days

• Tracking is tricky: Keep a list and check it twice

• Keep receipts for expenses; get signatures from winners

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SHARETHERIDE REWARDS

• www.sharetheride.valleymetro.org

• Employees get an incentive for registering or for contacting potential carpoolers/choosing a route

• Tracking: Receipts for expenses; acknowledgment from winners

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ZIP CODE MATCHING

• Post zip code maps on TRP bulletin boards and electronic B-board

• Employees guess how many others live in their zip code; ballot boxes in each department

• Prize drawing held from all who guessed correctly. Results posted and the winner’s photo placed on the electronic bulletin board.

• Follow up: Publish a zip map with the employee counts so people see how many potential carpool members live near them.

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Thanks to Rod Webb –Atlas Logistics!

RECAP• News & Updates: NextRide, ACT luncheon,

new materials, Clean Air awards

• TRP Plan Section 4 – TRP ActivitiesRequirements - Best Practices - Idea sharing

• Face to face TCA meetings resume in September. Listing at www.valleymetro.org/business_services_new/calendar/

• Next webinar: September 28, 10:00 a.m. Topic: Communicating TRP incentives

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THANKS FOR COMING!

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