Description

Washington State Department of Transportation’s Transportation Demand Management Grants support local jurisdictions in delivering commute trip reduction programs. Jurisdictions partner with employers, who develop and manage their own commute programs based on locally adopted goals. The programs encourage transit use, carpooling, vanpooling, walking, bicycling and telework instead of driving alone, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep the state’s busiest commute routes moving efficiently.

The grants support more than 1,000 worksites and over 500,000 workers statewide. Participating workers leave approximately 22,000 cars at home each weekday and outperform state and national averages for commuting options other than driving alone. State funding comes from the Multimodal Account and Washington’s Climate Commitment Act, which directs cap-and-invest dollars toward reducing climate pollution, creating jobs and improving public health.