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Welcome to Solutions, Arlington Transportation Partner's (ATP) newsletter offering commuter solutions to Arlington County employers and residential communities.

As an employer, do you face issues such as recruiting and retaining a quality workforce, limited and costly parking, workforce productivity, and the business effects of traffic congestion? Solutions, can help!

As a residential manager, do you want to attract and retain happy, loyal residents who refer your complex to their friends and co-workers? Solutions, can help!

This newsletter will educate and provide solutions to many of your commuter concerns. You will find feature articles on topics such as telework, carpooling, the Ozone Action Days program, the Springfield Interchange, Metrochek, and bicycle commuting. Solutions spotlights employers and residential communities in Arlington who have successfully implemented commuter benefits or community transportation programs for their employees or residents.

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Current issue

Spring 2008

• Air Quality Days
• Is There Life Car-Free? 
• Crystal City is the Area's Emerald City
• Bike To Work Day 
• Confident City Cycling
• Community Bike Ride
• Make A Fast Break
• Celebrate Spring with a WALKArlington Walkabout of the Dominion Hills Neighborhood
• SmartBenefits Solution for VRE and MARC Riders
• Make Game Day A Grand Slam
• Calendar of Events
• Feed Your Brain

Solutions back issues

Winter 2008

• Arlington Shines Silver
• Want To Lose 2000 Pounds? Take Arlington County's Challenge 
• Off the Beaten Path
• American Trucking Associations: Champion of the Low Car Diet 
• Despite the Cold, Explore Your Car-Free Options by Foot
• Ten Simple Ways to Go Car-Free

Fall 2007

• Welcome to Arlington
• Employee Transportation Surveys 
• Carsharing 
• By Foot or By Wheel 
• Vanquishing the Density Demon
• Prince William to Arlington with OmniRide
• SmarTrip on ART 
• Off the Beaten Path 

Spring 2007

• Is there Life Car-Free?
• Metro/Flexcar Low Car Diet 
• Go Green! Bike To Work Day 2007
• Spring Into This Spring 
• Community Bike Ride Is Rolling Near 

Spring 2006

• Rides in the City
• 9S From the City to the Yard 
• Chevron 5,000,000 Mile Challenge: Can You Handle It?
• Bike To Work Day 
• Arlington Community Bike Ride Is Rolling Near 
• Here We Go Loop De Loop 
• Breakfast Club 
• Spotlight on Consumer Electronics Association

Winter 2006

• Riding in a Winter Wonderland
• Rides in the City 
• These Shoes are Made For . . . 
• Getting Your Fill 
• The Beauty of the Buck 
• Spotlight on ESI International 
• Live the Life of Ease 
• Best Workplaces for Commuters 
• Reserve the Right to Transportation
• Now Hear This! 

Fall 2005

• Get in the Know
• Arlington Wins Again
• I Break(fast) for Transit
• Kick Up Your Heels
• Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
• Rides in the City
• Life's Swell at the Wellington
• ATP Goes Tropical
• We've Got the Look

Summer 2005

• The Path to Enlightenment
• Rides and the City
• Extreme Makeover: Website Edition
• Be an Action Hero
• Summer in the City . . . Crystal City
• Sunny and Share
• Hunting Season
• Breakfast Club 
• Get a Kick Out of DC United
• Singin' in the Rain
• Happy Trails

Spring 2005

• Safety Ride 
• Rides and the City
• Feeling a Little Blue? 
• Walk Like an Arlingtonian
• Isn't It Rewarding?
• Breakfast Club
• Work Off Your Morning Donut
• Yahoo ART 62! 
• Paging All Commuters . . .  
• It's A Scientific Fact:  NSF is a Great Place to Work! 
• Much Ado About Something 
• Hat's Off to Best Western Pentagon 
• Introducing Northern Virginia Transportation Partners 
• May is National Bicycle Month 

Winter 2005

• For the Record:  It's a Hit! 
• Rides and the City
• Arlington Alert 
• Metro Invites You To Ride and Shine
• ART 62 - It's New! 
• The Sky's the Limit at Boeing
• 73 Reasons to Take ART 73 
• There's No Place Like Home:  Spark Springs Condominiums
• Greater Washington? How About Washington's the Greatest! 
• Take Five . . . Dollars That Is 

Fall 2004

• Orange Line with a View 
• Rides and the City
• One In a Million
• Shop On Us
• Nu Attitude
• Residentship Has Its Privileges
• Online Services
• Money's Not Everything . . .
• Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do?
• Never Fear! SmarTrip Is Here
• Wilson Bridge Is Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down . . .
• Destination:  Arlington

Summer 2004

• When the Weather Starts Getting Rough 
• Rides and the City
• Much Adu About the Mobile Commuter Store 
• July 28: Save the Date 
• New Study from the EPA 
• Air Quality Forecast and Action Guide 
• Bike To Work Day
• There Is Such A Thing As A Free Ride 
• Endless Summer 
• Summer Fun at Wolf Trap 
• Somethin' for Almost Nothin'

Spring 2004

• It Is Easy Being Green
• Rides and the City
• Get in the Loop!
• Get to Know ART 90
• ART Alert
• Are We Missing You?
• Become a National Leader
• The Incredible Bulk
• Information is the Best Medicine
• I Just Wanna Fly
• Think Smart

Winter 2004

• Faster than a Speeding Bullet
• Rides and the City
• Walk Arlington
• 'Round, 'Round, Get Around
• Area Companies Benefit from Telework Program
• The Ins and Outs of Transit
• I Got Somethin'
• Make Solutions a Solution for You!

Fall 2003

• The Wheels On the Bus
• Simply the Best
• Arlington Alert System
• QED Wins Big with Commuter Benefits
• A Fair to Remember . . .
• Look What's Coming Down the Pike!
• Pike Ride Map
• I Got You Babe
• A Little Blue Two-Year-Old
• The ATP Bunch
• You'd Better Shop Around
• We've Got It, You Flaunt It!

Summer 2003

• Get in the Zone. . . O-Zone Action
• Making the Most of Transportation Options
• You Don't Have to be da Vinci to Master ART
• Rollin', Rollin', Rollin', Summer Fun is Rollin'!
• Summer Fun Spotlight on Wolf Trap
• How Can I Earn My Rewards Points
• We're Just a Mouse-click Away
• What Would Scooby Doo?
• Here a Slug, There a Slug, Everywhere a Slug, Slug
• You + Me = HOV
• Get a Kick Out of D.C. United
• Mobile Commuter Store Summer Schedule - Count On It!
• A Guarantee You Can Commute On

Spring 2003

• Just Bike It!
• The Right Choice for Smart Commuting
• Making Your Community More Attractive
• My Rewards -  Earn a $5 Gift Card Just for Signing Up
• Telework!VA
• SmarTrip Just Got Smarter
• A Flexible Way to Zip Around Town
• Orange Line Walkers
• Bro-sure We Can Handle It

Winter 2003

• ATP's New Brochure Service
• Sodexho PASS
• New Residential Program
• Mobile Commuter Store
• My Rewards Gift Card Recipients
• Spotlight On: Westfield Realty
• The Many Faces of ATP
• Mobile Commuter Store
• Orange Line Walkers
• Crystal City Lunchtime Shuttle
  

Fall 2002

• Cash in on My Rewards
• Transit Benefits Entice Employees
• Take a Free Ride to Lunch
• Commuters' Actions Helped Prevent More Code Red Days
• Weekday or Weekend, Getting Around Just Got Easier
• Commuter News and Schedules on the Run
• Professional Recognition for Arlington County

Spring 2002

• My Rewards: receive gifts for your company's commuter benefits
• The Commuter Store is Now on Wheels
• The Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative
• May Brings Ozone Action Days
• CommuterDirect.com Corporate Services
• Bike To Work Day May 2
• Metro is the Easy Way to Dulles and BWI

Fall 2001

• CommuterDirect.com Corporate Services
• Telework!VA
• Fourth Commuter Store on Columbia Pike
• Commuter Choice CD for Employers
• Car Sharing comes to DC Area
• NextBus Technology Now on Rt. 38B Metrobus

Spring 2001

• ATP's new service features
• Bicycle commuting
• The Ozone Action Days program
• HOVCalculator.com
• The Georgetown Shuttle van

• Start a telework program
• Help your employees find a carpool or vanpool
• Take advantage of ATP's Metrochek Match Program
• Guaranteed Ride Home

• Metrochek Implementation Kits: All you need to get started
• Host a transportation fair: Your A to Z guide
• Map your employees by zip code
• The Mills Corporation

• Vanpool subsidies
• The Ride Guide
• The new and improved CommuterPage.com
• The Telework Advisory Network
• Bicycle commuting resources guide

• Fairfax County Connector Stores
• Map your employees' zip codes
• The Springfield Interchange: New options for employers and employees
• ESI International

• Become an Ozone Action Days Partner
• Surviving the Springfield Interchange
• Idea exchange: Commuting problems and solutions
• Marymount University