Best Workplaces for Best Workplaces for

Commuters CommutersSM Districts SM Districts

Best Workplaces for CommutersSM recognizes employers that are leaders in offering superior commuter 

benefits, such as transit subsidies, vanpool subsidies, or telework programs to their employees. Employers 

that make the list earn the Best Workplaces for CommutersSM designation from the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA). 

Sometimes outstanding commuter benefits are provided not by the employers themselves, but by another 

organization such as a business park, downtown district, developer, or property manager. To recognize these SM areas for their leadership, EPA designates them a Best Workplaces for Commuters District. Across the 

country, more and more communities are earning this prestigious designation. From urban centers to suburban and even rural settings, each of these areas is taking commuter benefits to a new level, providing a 

valuable advantage to local businesses and the people who work there. 

What are the Benefits of the Designation? 

As a Best Workplaces for Commuters DistrictSM, your area can: 

X Gain national recognition from EPA and the media 

X Attract new tenants and retain existing ones 

X Access new tools to enhance your commuter benefits program 

X Join other forward-thinking national leaders 

X Serve as a model for other areas around the country 

What Commuter Benefits are Best Workplaces for CommutersSM Districts Offering? 

Best Workplaces for Commuters Districts have implemented many different programs to encourage 

employees working in them to get to work other than by driving alone. This table shows several examples. 

For a complete list of Best Workplaces for Commuters Districts, visit: 

http://www.bwc.gov/about/districts.htm 

District Name Transit 

Passes 

Vanpool 

Subsidies 

Shuttles 

Connecting to 

Transit 

Discounted 

Rideshare 

Parking 

Bishop Ranch Business Park (San Ramon, CA) D D

City of Aspen (Colorado) D

Cumberland-Galleria Business District (Atlanta, GA) D

Downtown Minneapolis (Minnesota) D

Downtown Tampa (Florida) D

Emeryville TMA (California) D

Houston Downtown (Texas) D

South Florida Education Center (Davie, FL) D

University Village (Seattle, WA) D

Visit www.bwc.gov • Call 888 856-3131 • E-mail bwc@epa.gov 
Do We Qualify? 

Set your community apart! Answering “yes” to all of these questions means your area qualifies as a Best Workplaces for 

CommutersSM District! 

1) Does your proposed District have distinct boundaries such 

as a business park, downtown district, shopping mall, or 

building? 

2) Does someone other than the employers in your District 

pay for and provide most or all of the commuter benefits 

that meet EPA’s criteria, known as the National Standard of 

Excellence? 

3) Are the same benefits offered equally to everyone who works 

in the District? 

4) Is there an Administrator of the proposed District who will: 

X Submit an application for the Best Workplaces for 

CommutersSM District designation, including a list of 

employers and number of employees within the District 

X Act as the point of contact for communications with 

EPA about the Best Workplaces for CommutersSM 

program 

X Centralize information on commuter benefits for use 

by those who work in the District 

X Promote the commuter benefits to everyone who works 

in the District 

X Update contact and benefits information on an annual 

basis 

X Work with EPA to obtain information on how your 

commuters get to work 

leader: 

X 

X Call (888) 856-3131 

X 

For More Information 

To learn more about becoming a District and 

getting the recognition you deserve for being a 

Visit www.bwc.gov/district 

E-mail bwc@epa.gov 

SM 

for CommutersSM 

package of commuter benefits to our tenants— 

traffic and air pollution.” 

Districts Find Value in the 

Designation 

“If it weren’t for our commuter benefits program— 

free bus passes, bike parking, electric bikes, a fullservice Transportation Resource Center—we calculated we’d need to build 800 more parking spaces in 

downtown Boulder. It just shows how great an 

impact you can make by coming together as a community and improving the daily commute.” 

— Jan Ward, Employee Transportation 

Coordinator, City of Boulder 

“As a rural region, we face unique challenges when 

trying to improve the commute for area workers. 

That’s why we’re so proud to be New England’s 

first Best Workplaces for Commuters District. It’s 

a welcome recognition of our transportation management efforts and helps send a clear message to 

the region’s employers and employees that we’re an 

air quality- and community-friendly area. As news 

of the designation grows, it’ll add to our “curb” 

appeal for new, as well as existing, employers.” 

— Susan Berry, Marketing and Rideshare 

Coordinator, Upper Valley Rideshare 

“Hacienda Business Park has been actively involved 

in providing true commuting choices to our tenants 

for more than twenty years—meeting the needs of 

an ever-changing workforce. As a Best Workplaces 

District, we offer an attractive 

helping us increase occupancy at the site while 

improving the local quality of life through reduced 

— James Paxson, General Manager, 

Hacienda Business Park 

Visit www.bwc.gov • Call 888 856-3131 • E-mail bwc@epa.gov