§ 1160-060. DEFINITIONS

Alternative Commute Mode: Method of traveling to and from the work site other than by single occupant vehicle (i.e., transit, carpool, vanpool, bicycle, walking, telecommuting)

Average Vehicle Ridership (AVR): The average number of persons occupying each vehicle. AVR is calculated by multiplying the number of employees by the standard number of trips in a work week (generally ten), then dividing by actual number of vehicular trips per work week. For example, if all employees drive alone to work each day, the AVR = 1.0. Ten employees would be expected to take ten trips each per week for a total of 100 trips. If only 67 vehicular trips are taken, then the AVR is 1.5, which means that, on average, each vehicle is transporting 1.5 people to their destination. The higher the AVR, the more people are using alternative transportation methods.

Carpool: A motor vehicle occupied by two or more persons traveling to and from work.

Commuter: An employee who travels regularly to and from an employment facility three or more days a week.

Commuter Matching Service: Any system for mapping and matching home and work locations of interested commuters to identify prospects for ridesharing.

Employee: A person currently employed at a location for at least 20 hours a week.

Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC): Employee or other individual designated by the employer to coordinate and implement TCM activities as required by the Transportation Plan.

New Employer: Any business, non-profit organization, or public agency with one or more employees, including the owner, that locates in Sutter County after the adoption of this ordinance.

Peak Period Commuter: Any employee who travels to and from a work facility three or more days a week and arrives or departs from the facility during the weekday peak period specified by the jurisdiction. This peak period should be linked to the hours that commuter congestion actually occurs.

Rideshare Program: The commuter matching service and commuter information service operated by Caltrans-Sacramento Rideshare.

Ridesharer: Any employee who commutes to and from his or her work location by any mode other than single occupancy light or medium duty vehicle, motorcycle, or moped.

Shift of Employment: Any group of employees who work at a common work location and who arrive and depart from work in a common time interval not greater than one hour.

Single Occupant Vehicle (SOV): A motor vehicle occupied by one employee for commute purposes.

Transportation Control Measures (TCMs): Measures used to maintain or improve the efficient movement of persons and goods while reducing the congestion and air quality impacts associated with motorized vehicles.

Transportation Control Measure (TCM) Coordinator: Public agency employee or other individual designated to manage and enforce employer compliance with TRO requirements.

Transportation Management Association (TMA): An association, usually of employers, developers, property managers, and public agencies, organized to facilitate, support, and encourage the use of alternative transportation methods for commuters.

Transportation Plan: The plan developed by the employer to reduce single occupant vehicle trips, pursuant to Section 1160-070(2) herein.

Trip Reduction Credit: The number of points credited to an employer's Transportation Plan for implementing a specific Transportation Control Measure (TCM) program.

Vanpool: A motor vehicle, other than a motor truck or truck tractor, suited for occupancy by more than six but less than 16 persons including the driver, traveling to and from work.