TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR WEBINAR Trip Reduction Program Plan Section 4: TRP Activities August 24, 2011
OVERVIEW News & Updates TRP Plan Section 4 TRP Activities Requirements - Best Practices - Idea sharing Recap/Q & A 2
NEWS Possible transit strike updates at www.valleymetro.org Walgreens now sells transit passes at 170 locations Over 400 fare outlets valley-wide Sort by zip code to find a location near you at www.valleymetro.org/sales_locations NextRide launched August 9 Real-time info on next bus or train arrival Details at www.valleymetro.org/nextride 3
NEWS Association for Commuter Transportation Pool party September 14 Cookout theme luncheon w/prizes & giveaways Share ideas with other TCs $5 ACT members, $8 nonmembers RSVP: sday@valleymetro.org by September 7 4
NEW MATERIALS! ShareTheRide registration instructions TRP survey poster Free! Order or download at http://publications.app1.valleymetro.org/ 5
HPA UPDATE Summer High Pollution Advisories to date August 4 Ozone July 2 Ozone June 21 & 22 Ozone June 15 Ozone June 9 & 10 Ozone May 26 & 27 Ozone May 5 Ozone April 3 PM-10 11 HPA days 6
CLEAN AIR AWARDS Complete nominations online at www.valleymetro.org Deadline is Wednesday, August 31 at 5:00 p.m. People s Choice bulletin board entries due TODAY. Luncheon is October 26 at JW Marriott Desert Ridge. Invitations are in the mail. 7
TRP PLAN SECTION 4 No ordinance measures* Lots of leeway Remember to track your efforts! *Very strong, well implemented Section 4 incentives may count as ordinance measures at Maricopa County s discretion. 8
TCA MEETING/WEBINAR Attendance is free! Site coordinators welcome. Network, network, network! Box checked on plan = Attend at least once per quarter Tracking: Sign in at in person meetings Webinar participation tracked automatically Webinars are recorded; links on VM website 9
AMU PARTIES Recognize & reward Alternative Mode Users Get your money s worth! Plan ahead, promote well May include drive-alones if there s a focus on TRP Prizes/incentives should go to AMUs 10
AMU PARTIES Zip code party: -- List employees by zip code -- Employees add their name to zip codes they pass through en route to work -- Offer door prizes/food for participation Lunch & learn: -- Free food and/or prizes are a great draw! -- Captive audience, specified timeframe -- Choose your topic or ask VM for suggestions Open house 11
AMU PARTY TIPS Set reminders in your calendar schedule room, distribute flyers, order food Invite AMUs to tell their stories Tracking: Keep copies of receipts, promotions, sign-in sheet! 12
VALLEY METRO TRAINING Learn the history & requirements of the TRP Perfect for new TCs, site coordinators Offered monthly at VM headquarters FREE! Tracking: Attend & sign in 13
TRP FAIR Invite Valley Metro, a bike shop, vanpoolers or VPSI Lack of focus can mean poor response TRP gets lost in the benefits fair shuffle 14
BIKE/RIDESHARE MONTH AWARDS Bike Month: April 1 30 Rideshare Month: February 1 28 ShareTheRide handles one-month contests, can choose winners based on specified mode! Tracking: Keep receipts for prizes; get signature or acknowledgment from winners. Calendar events when plan is approved! 15
HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY Aggressively promote and publicize high pollution advisories Hold prize drawings for employees who use an alternative mode on HPA days Tracking is tricky: Keep a list and check it twice Keep receipts for expenses; get signatures from winners 16
SHARETHERIDE REWARDS www.sharetheride.valleymetro.org Employees get an incentive for registering or for contacting potential carpoolers/choosing a route Tracking: Receipts for expenses; acknowledgment from winners 17
ZIP CODE MATCHING Thanks to Rod Webb Atlas Logistics! Post zip code maps on TRP bulletin boards and electronic B-board Employees guess how many others live in their zip code; ballot boxes in each department Prize drawing held from all who guessed correctly. Results posted and the winner s photo placed on the electronic bulletin board. Follow up: Publish a zip map with the employee counts so people see how many potential carpool members live near them. 18
RECAP News & Updates: NextRide, ACT luncheon, new materials, Clean Air awards TRP Plan Section 4 TRP Activities Requirements - Best Practices - Idea sharing Face to face TCA meetings resume in September. Listing at www.valleymetro.org/business_services_new/ calendar/ Next webinar: September 28, 10:00 a.m. Topic: Communicating TRP incentives 19
THANKS FOR COMING! 20