Fast Facts About CTR Sites

• 61 affected employers in Bellevue
• 26,372 employees work for CTR-affected employers in Bellevue
• Among all the CTR-affected worksites, the drive-alone rate has dropped from 76% when the program started in 1993 to 67% in 2005.

Business Benefits of Employee Commute Programs

• Enhances your company's overall benefits package
• Retains good employees
• Reduces parking needs and costs
• Boosts wages by lowering transportation costs
• Provides tax savings for both your company and its employees
• Enhances corporate citizenship
• Makes your company eligible for marketable honors, such as being a Best Workplace for Commuters or winning a Diamond Award

Commute Trip Reduction

Are you a company with 100 or more employees traveling to your site between 6 am and 9 am? If so, this information is important for you!

The Commute Trip Reduction Law

An Important Tool for Reducing Drive-Alone Travel

In 1991, the State of Washington adopted the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Law; which required cities in the most populous counties of our State to develop and implement a CTR ordinance. Bellevue's CTR ordinance (#5157) was passed in 1993.

In 2006, the CTR law was updated through the Commute Trip Reduction Efficiency Act, which refocuses efforts to cities along congested corridors. As part of the updated law, the City of Bellevue has created an updated CTR Local Plan and will be updating its ordinance in early 2008.

Is my company affected by the CTR Law?

Every private, public, or non-profit employer with 100 or more full-time employees arriving at a single worksite between 6 am - 9 am is affected. This will not change with the new CTR ordinance in 2008.

What is required of these employers affected by the CTR Law?

If your company falls within the parameters above, you are required to notify the City by calling (425) 452- 7896. Then, your company is required to develop and implement an employee commute program to reduce the number and length of drive-alone commute trips made to the site.

Will the City of Bellevue assist my company to develop a program?

The City of Bellevue is excited to help your company develop its commute program. If your organization is affected by the CTR Law, it is eligible for free technical assistance, including: employee surveys, site analysis, program development, training, program implementation and promotions and program evaluation. In addition, your organization may be eligible for tax credits and grant funds to offset the cost of your investment.

Let's work together… to reduce commute trips

The City of Bellevue has worked with CTR-affected employers for more than a dozen years. Together, we have made significant progress in developing and implementing programs that offer employees more and better commute choices and, as a result, take cars off our roadways. From 1993 to the present, the CTR-affected employers have lowered their total single occupancy vehicle rate by about 10 percent!

To discuss your organization's status or the requirements of the CTR Law...

Contact the City of Bellevue's Commute Trip Reduction Coordinator, Kate Johnson, at 425-452-7896 or kmjohnson@bellevuewa.gov.

Not Legally Bound By The CTR Law and in Downtown Bellevue?

Your company can still gain assistance through Commute Advantage. Commute Advantage is a service facilitated by TransManage, the transportation arm of the Bellevue Downtown Association, and provides personalized transportation program planning, as well as lucrative transit subsidies and incentives. To learn more, contact TransManage at (425) 990-3097 or transmanage@bellevuedowntown.org