Riding the "Green Wave"
Environmentalism and green policies are no longer simply functions of good corporate citizenship, they are inherently important business pratices:
In a marketplace where other points of competitve differentiation, such as capital or labor costs, are flattening, the environmental advantage looms larger as a decisive element of business strategy.
Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston
Green to Gold
Implementing a trip reduction program through RIDE Solutions not only helps you reduce expenses and provide employee benefits, it reduces your carbon footprint and improves regional air quality. RIDE Solutions can provide partners with measurable, marketable results of your efforts to help you meet your business goals.
Green to Gold
RIDE Solutions Workplace
Are you concerned about any of the following?
We recognize that our industry partners are resource constrained so we provide direct assistance in customized surveys, density analyses, trip diaries, and impact assessments that have value beyond RIDE Solutions, such as determining size and cost of parking requirements, a perpetual concern. We provide the promotional materials and events: on-site visits, direct mail campaigns, registration drives, promotional events, articles for company periodicals and newsletters, and a website tailored for each employer. RIDE Solutions also provides the incentives for employees to enroll in the program: Guaranteed Ride Home, parking benefits, signage, and awards and prizes. Finally, we provide the community recognition of both the employer and the employees through established liaison with news media, radio, television, and internet.
- Adequate employee parking
- Competitive benefits
- Helping your employees save money
- Employee quaility of life
- Absenteeism
- Disaster preparedness
- Good corporate citizenship
- Community outreach
- Your carbon footprint
- Regional air quality and health
We recognize that our industry partners are resource constrained so we provide direct assistance in customized surveys, density analyses, trip diaries, and impact assessments that have value beyond RIDE Solutions, such as determining size and cost of parking requirements, a perpetual concern. We provide the promotional materials and events: on-site visits, direct mail campaigns, registration drives, promotional events, articles for company periodicals and newsletters, and a website tailored for each employer. RIDE Solutions also provides the incentives for employees to enroll in the program: Guaranteed Ride Home, parking benefits, signage, and awards and prizes. Finally, we provide the community recognition of both the employer and the employees through established liaison with news media, radio, television, and internet.
How to Get Started
If you'd like to become a RIDE Solutions workplace, simply complete a Workplace Profile online or call us for more information. In Roanoke, contact Jeremy Holmes, Program Director, at (540) 342-9393 or drop him an email. In the New River Valley, contact Keith Holt, NRV Coordinator, at (540) 639-9313 or email him directly.
Consider the Benefits
Promoting cleaner commute modes to your employees has a number of benefits. Reducing trips made to your worksite allows you to reduce employee parking, freeing up spaces for your customers or providing that real estate for other uses. Commuter Choice benefits can be a no- or low-cost addition to your benefits package, proving employees a transportation they can use anytime, not just for the work commute, and savings them thousands of dollars a year. An active telework program not only provides the cleanest work commute of all - none! - but can be integrated into a disaster recovery plan that allows your business to keep going even if your main worksite is shut down. And these are only a few - becoming a RIDE Solutions Workplace gives you access to experts who can determine the best program for your needs and resources.
