Greater Washington Region's Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM Coalition

Commuter Connections
Commuter Connections is the network of Washington metropolitan commuter transportation organizations. Commuter Connections works to promote and coordinate alternative transportation issues among Washington's 18 government jurisdictions and serves more than four million residents.

General Services Administration
The General Services Administration (GSA) secures the buildings, products, technology, and other essentials federal agencies need. GSA resource experts secure space, furniture, equipment, computers, and telecommunications systems from federal and commercial sources at best value. GSA associates support more than one million federal workers located in 8,300 government-owned and leased buildings nationwide.

Greater Washington Board of Trade
The Greater Washington Board of Trade is the largest regional network of business and non-profit leaders and the only group representing all industry sectors. The Board of Trade's 1,350 member companies employ 40 percent of Greater Washington's private-sector workforce. Organizations join the Board of Trade to grow their business and help build a better community.

Metropolitan Washington Work/Life Coalition
The Coalition, established in 1995, accomplishes its mission by: 1) convening quarterly conferences that provide professionals with innovative, practical, and cost-effective work/life information and resources; 2) sponsoring research projects that address current work/life issues; 3) coordinating special events and programs that provide support to employers on work/life issues.

National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)
As the central planning agency for the federal government, the Commission is responsible for preserving the unique beauty and historic urban design that have made Washington one of the most admired capital cities in the world. The Commission provides overall planning guidance for federal land and buildings in the National Capital Region. The Commission seeks to protect and enhance the extraordinary historical, cultural, and natural resources of the Nation's Capital.

U.S. Department of Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is the lead federal agency responsible for transportation in the United States. DOT helped establish the National Standard of Excellence criteria that qualify employers to become Best Workplaces for Commuters^SM . DOT is especially interested in how commuter benefits can help relieve traffic congestion.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment-air, water, and land-upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. Through Best Workplaces for Commuters, EPA recognizes employers nationwide that offer outstanding commuter benefits. Participating organizations achieve a National Standard of Excellence that includes offering employees commuter benefits such as employer-provided transit passes, vanpool subsidies, carpool matching, bike lockers, compressed work schedules, or onsite day care. Supporters of the Best Workplaces for Commuters are working together with EPA to promote commuter benefits.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO)
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority operates the second largest rail transit system and the fifth largest bus network in the United States. Safe, clean, and reliable, "American's Transit System" transports more than a third of the federal government to work and millions of tourists to the landmarks of the Nation's Capital.