Best Workplaces for Commuters

The Greater Washington DC Region's Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM Coalition recognizes 187 employers for being placed on the regional Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM List. The list spotlights the region's employers who offer outstanding commuter benefits to employees, thereby cutting traffic and air pollution and improving health and quality of life for formerly stressed out commuters.

Some of the area employers making the list include GEICO Direct, Discovery Communications, National Institutes of Health, George Mason University, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, U.S. Department of Energy, and The Calvert Group.  Listed employers must meet a National Standard of Excellence for commuter benefits by offering employees benefits such employer-provided transit passes, vanpool subsidies, preferred parking for carpools/vanpools, bike lockers, compressed work schedules, and teleworking options. 

To qualify as one of The Greater Washington DC Region's Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM, organizations must provide:

• A central point of contact for information, who actively informs employees of commuter benefits available.
• Access to a regional or employer-provided Guaranteed Ride Home program, which is a free service through www.commuterconnections.org
• At least one primary commuter benefit, which can include a monthly transit/vanpool pass subsidy, cash in lieu of free parking, or a significant telecommuting program.
• At least three supporting commuter benefits, which can include carpool/vanpool incentives, lockers/showers for bikers or walkers, incentives for living near work, or onsite amenities such as day care or dry cleaning.

About the Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM

The Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM initiative recognizes employers that voluntarily offer a comprehensive package of commuter benefits. Participating organizations must meet a National Standard of Excellence as defined by program criteria. The Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM companies improve employee recruiting, retention and job satisfaction and save money from reduced payroll taxes and parking costs. Employees enjoy reduced stress and costs associated with driving alone to work and help the environment by reducing auto emissions.

About the Greater Washington DC Region's Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM Coalition

The Greater Washington DC Region's Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM Coalition is composed of leading government and business organizations in the region working to reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, cut global warming emissions, and make commuting less stressful and costly for employers and employees. It includes Commuter Connections, General Services Administration, Greater Washington Board of Trade, Metropolitan Washington Work/Life Coalition, National Capital Planning Commission, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

2004 Recognition Event

The employers below are invited to a regional event that will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at Discovery Communications Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD.  EPA, Arlington Transportation Partners and other business and government leaders will recognize each organization for providing outstanding commuter benefits to their employees.  As mentioned earlier, by providing these benefits the employers on the list are not only improving the region's traffic congestion and air quality but also enhancing the quality of life for the entire Washington Region. 

The Greater Washington DC Region's
Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM  for 2004

Arlington County, Virginia
Advanced Computer Concepts
American Intellectual Property Law Association
ANSER
Army Historical Foundation
Association of International Auto Manufacturers
Board of Arlington County, VA
CAS, Inc.
Clover Management
Consumer Electronics Association
Council for Exceptional Children
Dairy Management, Inc.
Designers and Planners, Inc.
Destination Sales and Marketing Group, Ltd.
ECG Management Consultants
Educational Research Service
Electronic Industries Alliance
Electrotek Concepts, Inc.
ERG, Inc.
ESI International
Federal Network Systems, LLC
Fu Associates
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
George Mason University
Halliburton
Houston Associates
InfoEdge Technology
Irides
JE Austin Associates, Inc.
Jorge Scientific Corporation
Laughlin, Marinaccio, & Owens, Inc.
Manufacturer's Alliance
MCG Capital Corporation
Millennium Engineering & Integration Company (MEI)
National Computer Systems
National Milk Producers Federation
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
National Science Foundation
National Telecommunication Cooperative
Number 6 Software
Office of Naval Research
Pearson Government Solutions
PostCentric
Q.E.D. Consulting, LLC
RAND Corporation
Raytheon Systems
Reed Fax
Syracuse Research Corporation
System Planning Corporation
The Aerospace Corporation
The Boeing Company - Crystal City
The Boeing Company - Rosslyn
The Cadmus Group, Inc.
U.S. Dairy Export Council
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Admin.
VA Department of Corrections, Adult Probation & Parole, District 10
WAVA / WABS
Westfield Realty, Inc.
WWZZ Radio - Bonneville International Radio
Wyle Laboratories
Xerox Special Information Systems

Alexandria, Virginia
American Physical Therapy Association
ASCD
CALIBRE
JDB Associates, Ltd.
National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association
The City of Alexandria, VA
Training Resources Group
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County Government
High Performance Technologies
ICF Consulting Group
Oracle
Virginia Department of Transportation

Montgomery County, Maryland
Abt Associates, Inc.
American Kidney Fund
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Red Cross - Holland Laboratory
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Ameritas Acacia
BAPA's Imagination Stage
Barwood/Blue Star
Bethesda Row Cinema
Bethesda Urban Partnership
Bid 4 Assets
bigdough
Biocon
Calvert Group
Cambridge Information Group
Cambridge Systematics
Care For You, Inc.
Catapult Technology
Catholic Network of Volunteer Services
Chevy Chase Bank
Chevy Chase Cars
Children in the Shoe
Choice Hotels, Inc.
City of Rockville
Constella Group
Criimi Mae, Inc.
D & R International
Discovery Communications, Inc.
EagleBank
Eagle Design & Management, Inc.
FDC Reports, Inc.
GEICO Direct
GMAC Residential Funding Corporation
History Associates
Holy Cross Hospital
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
JDKatz
Jerry's Subs - Nicholson
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.
KRA Corporation
Lerch, Early & Brewer
LEXISNEXIS - Bethesda
Linowes & Blocher
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Metro Orthopedics & Sports Therapy
Macro International, Inc.
Maryland Heart, PC
MeiWah Restaurant
Merchant Link LLC
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
National Center for Cancer Survivorship
National Institutes of Health
North Bethesda TMD
Oleen Healthcare Information Management
Pierce Hamilton & Stern
PLR Financial Partners
Polinger Shannon & Luchs Company
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, MD, Inc.
Project HOPE
PTFS
Realty Management Company
Senior Service America, Inc.
Schulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker P.A.
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
Solid Waste Association of America
Suburban Hospital
Tax and Accounting Professionals, Inc.
Technology Service Corporation
The Chevy Chase Land Company of Montgomery County
Truhart Systems International
United Educators
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
UrbanTrans Consultants
Verizon-Chesapeake Complex
Victor O. Schinnerer & Co.
Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons
Westat

District of Columbia
American Public Transit Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
Breakthrough Technologies Institute
Children's Environmental Health Network
Conservation International
Fannie Mae
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Election Commission
Flexcar
Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
Investment Company Institute
LEXISNEXIS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Capital Planning Commission
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Defense-Pentagon
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Treasury
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Government Printing Office
U.S. General Services Administration
U.S. Government Printing Office
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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