Commuter Choice Awards

This is a little dated but still worth mentioning:
Ten Long Island Companies Recognized for Regional Commuter Choice Programs

In May 2007, the winners of the second annual Regional Commuter Choice Awards were announced, recognizing the outstanding commute alternative achievements of organizations in the New York metropolitan region.

The awards are sponsored by The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) in collaboration with the regional Metropolitan Mobility Network (MNN), and honored companies for demonstrating their commitment to reducing traffic congestion and air pollution via commuter benefit programs that encourage commute alternatives. The winners represent a diverse group of members of the Commuter Choice (www.commuterchoice.com) program, and resulted in the elimination of 60,000-plus car trips and more than one million vehicle miles traveled on regional roadways each week.

The Regional Commuter Choice Award recipients were classified as small (up to 100 employees), mid-range (100-500 employees) and large businesses (500 employees or more), which qualified for one of the following rewards (two organizations received honorable mention awards):

Leadership Award: For longstanding commuter benefit programs with multiple commute alternatives and a high rate of employee participation; a comprehensive marketing plan and a formal program evaluation showing environmental results.
Outstanding Achievement Award: For commuter benefit programs introduced one year ago or longer with a wide selection of commute alternatives and a high rate of employee participation.
Innovator Award: For a new or unique commuter benefit programs introduced within the last 12 months.
"Millions of people in the New York region sit in traffic, increasing air pollution, wasting gasoline and increasing their own stress every day," said Joel Ettinger, executive director of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council. "The Regional Commuter Choice Awards recognize employers that are committed to helping commuters find a better, faster way to get to work. Reducing drive-alone commuting saves employees time and money, while reducing the congestion and pollution caused by so many cars on our roads."

Long Island Transportation Management and New York State Department of Transportation are pleased to announce that ten Nassau and Suffolk County employers were recognized for their leadership and commitment to getting workers to try alternatives to driving single occupancy vehicles to work.

The Nassau/Suffolk County winners are:

Large Outstanding Achievement
Geico
Northport VA Medical Center

Mid-Size Outstanding AchievementEppendorf/Brinkmann
Honeywell


Mid-Size Innovator Air Techniques, Inc.

Small Biz Outstanding Achievement
Girl Scouts of Nassau County

Leadership
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Honorable Mention
AHRC
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Town of Huntington


"We congratulate all of these Long Island companies for making the commitment to invest in commute alternatives for employees - an invaluable employee benefit that will help attract and retain a high quality workforce."
Marianne Carillo, President and CEO, LITM

For more information and to get your organization involved with Commuter Choice, call 877-4COMMUTE.