Implementation details of this strictly optional program are included in the Employee Commute Reduction Program Guidelines . Under the ECO program, employers in the Portland area with more than 50 employees reporting to a single worksite must provide incentives for alternative commute options. These commute options must have the potential to reduce the number of employee cars driven to the worksite by approximately 10 percent within three years. Annual employee surveys will measure progress toward this goal. Compliance is based on submitting and implementing an approvable plan, or informing DEQ of the intent to accomplish the target reduction, and design and implement a program without DEQ's review.
Compliance is based on whether a good faith effort was made to achieve the target reduction.
For some employers, these strategies may be more feasible and cost-effective than providing commute options.