Transportation

1. Minimize number of employee commute trips taken by single occupancy vehicle.

• Locate your business near transit facilities or provide shuttles to transit stops.
• Offer incentives for public transit use.
  • Commuter Choice Maryland
  • Commuter Connections (Metropolitan Washington)
• Promote teleworking and flexible schedules.
• Promote ridesharing by providing preferred parking for car or vanpools.
• Local Ridesharing Assistance Offices
• Promote biking to work by providing on-site amenities such bike racks and showers.
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Access and Incentives
  • Bicycle Commuting Guides
• Join Clean Air Partners and sign up to receive AirAlerts. Encourage employees to telecommute or use public transit particularly on Code Orange, Red or Purple air quality index days. Also delay vehicle and equipment refueling and maintenance on these days
• Promote home ownership programs which minimize commute distances.
  • House Keys 4 Employees (Maryland Mortgage Program)

2. Increase efficiency of business travel.

• Select meeting locations that minimize travel distances and maximize transit access.
• Encourage use of transit and ridesharing to meetings.
• Use web and teleconferencing where appropriate.
  • Example of web and video conferencing resources
  • Example of teleconferencing resources
  • Example of remote computer access resources

3. Buy and distribute goods locally.

• Maryland agricultural products
• Maryland Farmers Markets
• Maryland Online Farmers Market
• Buy Local Baltimore
• Buy Local Annapolis

4.   Maximize Efficiency of Fleet Vehicles

• Purchase and operate efficient fleet vehicles
• Improve vehicle gas mileage

5. Use Alternative Fuels.

• Fuel options
• Biodiesel Coops

6. Improve efficiency in delivery of goods and services.

• Choose the most fuel-efficient fleet vehicle for each trip.
• Minimize the number of trips and shipments by combining shipments, maximizing carrying capacity of trucks and other forms of shipment, and promoting e-commerce.
• Plan efficient service and delivery routes.
  • PHH Green Fleet Program
  • Route optimization technologies
• Reduce idling.