Commute Trip Reduction program

For employer transportation coordinators​

• Jurisdiction contacts
• Commute trip reduction for state agencies

For jurisdiction program administrators

Commute trip reduction program guidance

• Employer exemption form (PDF 60KB)
• Incentives (PDF 102KB)
• Transportation Demand Management Executive Board and Technical Committee (Commute Trip Reduction Board)

State commute trip reduction law

• State commute trip reduction rules (Chapter 468-63 WAC)
• RCW 70A.15.4000, Transportation demand management—Findings
• RCW 70A.15.4010, Transportation demand management—Definitions
• RCW 70A.15.4020, Transportation demand management—Requirements for counties and cities
• RCW 70A.15.4030, Transportation demand management—Growth and transportation efficiency centers
• RCW 70A.15.4040, Transportation demand management—Requirements for employers
• RCW 70A.15.4050, Transportation demand management—Jurisdictions' review and penalties
• RCW 70A.15.4060, Transportation demand management—Commute trip reduction board
• RCW 70A.15.4070, Transportation demand management—Technical assistance
• RCW 70A.15.4080, Transportation demand management—Use of funds
• RCW 70A.15.4090, Transportation demand management—Intent—State leadership
• RCW 70A.15.4100, Transportation demand management—State agencies—Joint comprehensive commute trip reduction plan—Reports
• RCW 70A.15.4110, Transportation demand management—Collective bargaining powers unaffected

How does commute trip reduction work?

The State Commute Trip Reduction Law affects worksites with 100 or more full-time employees who begin their shift between 6 and 9 a.m. on weekdays in the nine most populous counties in the state. Worksites develop and manage their own programs based on:

• Transportation demand management strategies identified as having the greatest effect for their employees.
• Locally adopted goals for reducing vehicle trips and miles traveled.

Worksites conduct commute trip reduction surveys every other year to measure vehicle miles traveled and the mode choices of their employees. WSDOT and jurisdictions use these survey results to report on collective progress toward drive-alone and vehicle miles traveled reduction targets.

We provide technical assistance to jurisdictions and employers implementing commute trip reduction, lead performance-focused data analytics, develop statewide policies and practices, and support the Transportation Demand Management Technical Committee and Executive Board.

Members of the technical committee fulfill the governance requirements in the State Commute Trip Reduction Law. With direction from the executive board, technical committee members develop policy to support a diverse set of transportation demand management solutions, including updates to WSDOT’s Commute Trip Reduction Program, Mobility on Demand, Mobility as a Service, first-last mile solutions and more. The groups represent diverse perspectives of citizens, businesses, state agencies, transit agencies and jurisdictions around the state.