Options for State Employees
Benefits and programs for employees to explore commuting alternatives. More...
Tools for State Agency CTR Coordinators
Learn how to develop a Commute Trip Reduction program in your organization. More...
Interagency CTR Board
The Interagency CTR Board develops policies and guidelines for consistency among state agency CTR programs. More...
Top 5 reasons why Ctr is important:
Riding transit ensures a stress free commute – leave the driving to someone else.
Walking or bicycling to work is built-in exercise to start and finish your day.
Carpooling with one other person can reduce your commute costs by 50% or more.
In 2009, CTR removed nearly 28,000 vehicles from Washington roadways every weekday morning.
CTR is cost effective. In 2009, state investment in CTR provided a congestion reduction benefit in Central Puget Sound worth $35 for every $1 invested.
Commuting Alternatives
Welcome to the Washington State Agency Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Program.
Legislation in 2009 directed that all state worksites in the urban growth areas of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater be included in a Joint Comprehensive CTR Plan. The Joint Comprehensive CTR Plan (pdf 235kb) was adopted by the Interagency CTR Board on March 24, 2011.
The Legislature recognized the state's crucial leadership role in establishing and implementing an effective commute trip reduction program, and set the policy that directs agencies to aggressively develop programs to reduce commute trips by state employees.
The Governor's Executive Order 01-03 directed the Interagency Task Force for Commute Trip Reduction to adopt guidelines for telework and flexible work hours. The guidelines were adopted on Sept. 27, 2001 and affect all state agencies, boards, commissions and institutions of higher education whether or not they are affected by the Commute Trip Reduction Law, RCW 70.94.521-551.
Since 1991, the Department of General Administration has had the responsibility to oversee the State Agency CTR Program. Beginning July 1, 2009, the program in its entirety moved to the Washington State Department of Transportation. For more information please send an email to Keith.Cotton@wsdot.wa.gov.
The 2009 State Agency CTR Program Report (pdf 1.3mb)
The 2011 State Agency CTR Program Report (pdf 787kb)