Additional Employer Resources
Extra information, research, and organizations to help your commute program.
View some additional background and guidance resources for developing and implementing your commute program.
Commute Program Implementation Assistance
- Employer Transportation Planning Handbook (511.org)
- Telework and Flex Schedules Toolkit (San Mateo County)
- List of Bay Area Commuter Benefit Service Providers (511.org)
Air District Programs
Research, Surveys, and Studies
- Ariella Kristal and Ashley Whillans, Harvard Business School - Why It’s So Hard to Change People’s Commuting Behavior (2019)
Kristal and Whillans’s research shows how difficult it can be to get commuters to change their behavior. They suggest a wide variety of approaches to help make that shift, such as reducing parking subsidies, discussing commute program incentives during onboarding, and changing when and where work can be performed.
- Association for Commuter Transportation – Employer Benchmark Study (2016)
The study analyzes the responses of 76 employers ranging from 100 to 5,000 employees on the effects of their commute programs. The employers were polled on a variety of topics, from how their commute programs were managed to effect on employees.
- John Thøgersen, Aarhus University - The Importance of Timing for Breaking Commuters’ Car Driving Habits (2012)
Thøgersen’s explains the psychology of habits surrounding commutes, and why timing is crucial for helping employers make the shift to a different mode of transportation.
Last Updated: 10/25/2021