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Topic: How to put the brakes on employee driving

Posted By: dickboyd
Subject: How to put the brakes on employee driving
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2005 at 2:40pm

http://www.grist.org/biz/tp/2005/10/04/telecommute/index.html?source=weekly

How to put the brakes on employee driving

By Joel Makower
04 Oct 2005

Even before last month's Gulf Coast catastrophes sent the nation's oil companies scurrying to hike gas prices, the cost of driving to work was nearing the pain point. And not just the price of filling up: as average commute times have grown over the past five years, even in green-minded cities like Portland, Ore., and Boulder, Colo., the economic, environmental, and psychic costs of commuting by car have been anything from a mere headache to a major migraine.

It just makes cents.

As a result, teleworking, carpooling, and other commuting alternatives are undergoing a revival, much as they have during other gas-price spikes. But this time, it's not just personal -- it's business. Companies are finding that there's a strong bottom-line case for encouraging employees to spend less time participating in one of the great misnomers of our age: "rush hour." ...more

Joel Makower, a writer and consultant on corporate sustainability practices, is the founder of Green Business Network, which produces Greenbiz.com, Climatebiz.com, and other sites. He is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books, and lectures regularly to companies, industry groups, and business schools throughout the world.

What is your company's policy on commuting?

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