ARR Employee Commute Reduction Program
In April, 2015, City Manager Marc Ott implemented the Employee Commute Reduction Program by directing all City of Austin departments to reduce employee commuting during peak periods by 20 percent. This can be accomplished by teleworking, working alternative hours, working condensed schedules, and reducing single occupancy trips during peak hours. By collecting baseline data regarding employees' schedules and commute habits, it was determined that nearly 74% of ARR's possible on peak commutes were already reduced by travelling off peak periods, using alternative schedules, teleworking, or by utilizing alternative transportation. Austin Resource Recovery wanted to do even more and responded to the City Manager's initiative by implementing alternative work schedules for its administrative employees and encouraging reduction of single occupancy trips by utilizing public transportation, carpooling, and the vanpool program.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commutes | total_commutes | total_commutes | Number | |
| Total Employees | total_employees | total_employees | Number | |
| On Peak PM | on_peak_pm | on_peak_pm | Number | |
| Trips taken by Bike | trips_taken_by_bike | trips_taken_by_bike | Number | |
| Off Peak PM | off_peak_pm | off_peak_pm | Number | |
| On Peak AM | on_peak_am | on_peak_am | Number | |
| Off Peak AM | off_peak_am | off_peak_am | Number | |
| Trips taken by Bus | trips_taken_by_bus | trips_taken_by_bus | Number | |
| Trips taken by Train | trips_taken_by_train | trips_taken_by_train | Number | |
| Trips Saved by alternative schedule | trips_saved_by_alternative_schedule | trips_saved_by_alternative_schedule | Number | |
| Possible Commutes | possible_commutes | possible_commutes | Number | |
| Percent Reduction | percent_reduction | percent_reduction | Number | |
| Total On Peak trips Reduced | total_on_peak_trips_reduced | total_on_peak_trips_reduced | Number | |
| Trips taken by Carpool | trips_taken_by_carpool | trips_taken_by_carpool | Number | |
| Trips taken by Vanpool | trips_taken_by_vanpool | trips_taken_by_vanpool | Number | |
| Trips saved by Telework | trips_saved_by_telework | trips_saved_by_telework | Number | |
| Data Collection Dates | data_collection_dates | data_collection_dates | Text | |
| Trips Saved by alternative transportation/Telework | trips_saved_by_alternative_transportation_telework | trips_saved_by_alternative_transportation_telework | Number | |
| Trips taken by Walking | trips_taken_by_walking | trips_taken_by_walking | Number |