§ 1160-080. TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURE (TCM) MENU

Each of the following Transportation Control Measures (TCMs) is assigned a Trip Reduction Credit.

(a)

Required Transportation Control Measures (TCMs).

(1)

Designation of an Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC).

Trip Reduction Credit—Two points

(2)

Posting of Ridesharing information, including:

a.

Posters or flyers encouraging the use of ridesharing and referrals to sources of information concerning ridesharing.

b.

The names and phone numbers of the Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC), Transportation Management Association, and the TCM Coordinator.

Trip Reduction Credit—One point

(3)

Posting of Alternative Transportation Mode information, including:

a.

Current schedules, rates (including procedures for obtaining transit passes), and routes of mass transit service to the employment site.

b.

The location of all bicycle routes within at least a five-mile radius of the employment site.

Trip Reduction Credit—One point

(4)

Distribution of Commuter Matching Service applications to employees. Caltrans Sacramento Rideshare maintains regional computer databases to match commuters with common cross streets. They provide rideshare applications to employers for distribution and then directly mail the match lists to the employees. Credit will be given if the ETC distributes the applications annually to all employees, and upon hiring to all new employees.

Trip Reduction Credit—Three points

(5)

Bicycle Parking Facilities. Unless, in the opinion of the TCM Coordinator, there are overriding considerations specific to the employment site, sufficient bicycle parking must be supplied for employees. To receive credit, the employer must provide bicycle parking for all bicycle commuters, as determined by a survey of employees, or 2% of employment at the time of the survey, whichever is less. The bicycle parking facilities shall be, at minimum, Class II stationary bike racks.

Trip Reduction Credit—One point

(6)

Preferential Carpool/Vanpool Parking. Unless there are overriding considerations specific to the employment site, parking spaces for 4% of employees must be painted "Carpool Parking" or "Vanpool Parking" and must be, with the exception of handicapped and customer parking, the spaces with most convenient access to the employee entrances. The ETC shall be responsible for monitoring the spaces.

Trip Reduction Credit—Two points

(b)

Optional Transportation Control Measures (TCMs). Each new employer, in preparing a Transportation Plan, may choose from the following menu of TCMs to achieve the required number of trip reduction credits. It is at the discretion of the individual employer to choose which are best suited to his employment site, business, and employees.

(1)

ETC Education Program. The ETC must attend educational seminars, workshops, or other approved training programs on an annual basis. Points given are based on number of hours of attendance; two points are given for eight hours of training, with an additional point for every additional four hours of training, to a maximum credit of four points. However, since initial education of the ETC is critical, additional points are available for ETC education in the first year. In the first year, four points are given for eight hours of training, with an additional two points for every additional four hours of training, to a maximum credit of ten points. The ETC training is provided free of charge by Sacramento Rideshare.

Trip Reduction Credit—Two—Ten points

(2)

In-House Carpool Matching Service. The ETC conducts a survey of all employees in order to identify persons interested in being matched into carpools. Potential carpoolers are then matched by work address and shift. Credit is given if this service is performed on an annual basis and for all new employees interested in ridesharing.

Trip Reduction Credit—Four points

(3)

Additional Preferential Carpool/Vanpool Parking. Additional employee parking spaces must be painted "Carpool Parking" or "Vanpool Parking" and must be, with the exception of handicapped and customer parking, the spaces with most convenient access to the employee entrances. The ETC shall be responsible for monitoring the spaces. An additional point is provided for each additional 2% of total number of employees for which preferential carpool/vanpool parking is provided, up to a maximum of three additional points.

Trip Reduction Credit—One—three points

(4)

Transportation Management Association (TMA) Membership. The ETC or other designated management employee shall actively participate in a regional TMA. The ETC shall attend all membership meetings or send a designated representative, pay all required dues, and/or be involved in any other programs which the TMA Board administers.

Trip Reduction Credit—Four points

(5)

Guaranteed Ride Home Program. Employers shall provide or contract to provide a guaranteed ride home for employees who rideshare two days a week or more. The guaranteed ride home shall be provided to the ridesharer in the event that an emergency or illness requires that they or their carpool or vanpool driver must leave work early.

Trip Reduction Credit—Three points

(6)

Parking Fee. Employees who arrive at work in single-occupant vehicles shall pay a parking fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per week, while carpool and vanpool vehicles are not charged. Credit is given only in situations where there is no alternative free public parking available within one-quarter mile of the employment site.

Trip Reduction Credit—Six points

(7)

Clean Air Fuel Vehicles. The employer leases or purchases and maintains fleet vehicles that use clean air fuels, such as compressed natural gas, electricity, methanol, and propane. Two points are given for each dedicated alternative fuel vehicle, and one point is given for each flexible fuel (able to use either gasoline or alternative fuel) vehicle, to a maximum of ten points.

Trip Reduction Credit—One—ten points

(8)

Shuttle Bus/Buspool Program. The employer shall provide sufficient shuttle service to transport workers to and from their residences, a park-and-ride lot, or other staging area to the employment site. The employer may choose to lease a bus and may work with nearby employers or employment complexes to maximize ridership.

Trip Reduction Credit—Four points

(9)

Vanpool Program. The employer is required to continuously extend an offer to purchase or lease a van or vans, to obtain insurance, and to make available to any group of at least seven employees a van for commute purposes. The employer may recover full or partial operating costs from the vanpool participants.

Trip Reduction Credit—Four points

(10)

Transit Pass Subsidy. The employer provides a monthly transit pass subsidy of 50% or the maximum taxable benefit limit, whichever is higher. The employment site must be within a four block walking distance of a transit stop. The ETC will be responsible for distribution of the passes and collection of fees.

Trip Reduction Credit—Four points

(11)

Transit Shelter. The employer shall construct a shelter on a designated bus route or shall post a bond for future construction once the transit route is extended to the employment site. Credit is given when the transit shelter is constructed in conformance with County regulations and when the employment site is on or adjacent to an existing or planned bus route.

Trip Reduction Credit—Two points

(12)

Secure Bicycle Parking Facilities. Parking must be supplied for at least 3% of employment. The bicycle parking facilities shall be of the following types:

a.

A Class I bicycle parking facility with a locking door, typically called a bicycle locker, where a single bicyclist has access to a bicycle storage compartment.

b.

A fenced or covered area with Class II stationary bike racks and a locked gate

Trip Reduction Credit—Two points

(13)

Showers and Lockers. Four showers, two men's and two women's, shall be provided for employers of 500 persons. For employers of more than 500 persons, the number of showers shall increase by two for every 500 employees. Twenty lockers shall be provided for employers of 500 persons. For employers of more than 500 persons, the number of lockers shall increase by ten for each 500 employees.

Trip Reduction Credit—Two points

(14)

Flexible Work Location/Telecommuting. Management strategies allowing the employee flexibility to work at a place other than the employer's established location. These strategies may include but are not limited to telecommuting from the employee's home, or the creation of neighborhood office satellites. Credit is given when employees in appropriate positions, which need not include the entire work force, are permitted to telecommute at least one day per week.

Trip Reduction Credit—Four points

(15)

Flexible Work Hours. A work hour management strategy allowing employees to adjust work hours outside of the employer's established start and stop time and outside peak hours. Variable work hours may include, but are not limited to: a) staggered work hours involving a shift in the set work hours of all employees at the work place to those outside of peak hours; and b) flexible work hours involving individually determined work hours within guidelines established by the employer. Credit is given when employees in appropriate positions, which need not include the entire work force, are permitted to take advantage of flexible work hours.

Trip Reduction Credit—Two points

(16)

Compressed Work Weeks. A management strategy allowing employees to compress the total number of hours required in a week to fewer days. For example, a typical 40-hour work week could be compressed into four ten-hour days. Credit is given when employees in appropriate positions, which need not include the entire work force, are permitted to reduce their number of work days by at least one in two weeks (nine—80 schedule).

Trip Reduction Credit—Three points

(17)

On-Site Services. Necessary services would be provided within one-quarter mile of the employment site to eliminate the need for a vehicular trip before, during, or after the work day. Necessary services would include, but are not limited to, child care, cafeteria/restaurant, lunch room, automated teller machine, dry cleaners, or post office. These services may be provided by the employer, through cooperative efforts of employers and service providers, or by other means. Actual credits awarded will depend on which service or combination of services are provided and proximity to employment site.

Trip Reduction Credit—Negotiable with TCM Coordinator and designated approving body. Expected range for each service: One—ten or more points, depending on service type, proximity, and extent of service provided. Maximum point award for all services is 15 points total.

(18)

Transit System Subsidy/Grant. Employer provides support to local transit system, which may be for system operations or for capital needs such as new buses. Subsidies or grants may be financial or through donation of capital needs. Actual credits awarded shall depend on the amount and type of subsidy or grant.

Trip Reduction Credit—Negotiable with TCM Coordinator, Yuba-Sutter Transit and designated approving body. Expected range: One—20 points, depending on amount and type of subsidy or grant.

(19)

Other. Trip reduction measures that are not included in this menu or do not specifically fit the descriptions contained herein may also be considered. Innovative methods are strongly encouraged.

Trip Reduction Credit—Negotiable with TCM Coordinator and designated approving body.