Transit Support. The College shall participate in a transit subsidy program. Funding for this program will come from revenues from employee parking permit and bus pass fees.
Transit Support. The Consultant shall promote all forms of transit by promoting the commuter tax subsidy, operating the call center, by promoting transit at work sites, by administering supporting guaranteed ride home programs, by operating feeder shuttle services, by operating supporting park and rides, and by marketing. The Consultant’s Customer Service staff, for example, will be well versed with all major transit systems in the region, at least to the point where the correct referral to a transit operator will be made in virtually all cases. Bike & Walk Region 8: The Contractor shall promote walking and biking as an integral part of the package offered to employers as well as through broad marketing. Emphasis will be on conventional bike and walk trips to and from work sites and transit nodes, as well as promoting the availability of the extensive trail systems found throughout Region 8. The consultant shall work with employers to make work sites more hospitable to walkers and bicyclists, including the provision of bike storage areas, the maintenance of on- site paths, administering guaranteed ride home programs, distribution of the bike trail brochure focusing on the Xxxxxx Valley, plus the consultant should also pursue innovative programs such as organized lunch time van or carpool systems that would take walkers, bicyclists and other employees to midday destinations so as to provide mobility to those without cars as well as offer an alternative to those who commuted to work but who would use an alternate means of travel during the day if one were available. The goal is for the Consultant to increase the number of biking and walking trips commuters made during peak travel times (of total number auto commuters) in Region. Park & Ride Management Three Region Area-wide Shared Activity: In the second half of 2010 the Consultant shall present a plan for review and approval by NYSDOT to support NYSDOT’s goal of reducing congestion through increased ridesharing and integration with multi- modal transportation. Consultant shall support NYSDOT in its development of Park and Ride Management policy for Regions 8, 10 and 11. Specifically for Region 8: The Park and Ride Program in effect in Region 8 will stay in effect upon commencement of this contract. Under that program, the consultant leases and maintains parking spaces for commuters at logistically important commuter nodes where conventional approaches to providing park and ride space are not feasible. The program is expecte...
Transit Support. The Consultant shall support all forms of public transit. Under the direction of the NYSDOT transit shall be supported by 511NY (and other technologies), local knowledge, established relationships with key stakeholders to promote transit. Under the direction of the NYSODT the Consultant shall leverage established working relationships and build additional productive relationships across the area in coordination with local and regional transit operators to identify opportunities to inform, educate and promote transit. Customer service staff shall receive regular training in available transit routes and itinerary assistance, as well as becoming expert in utilizing 511NY as a resource for assisting customers. Bike & Walk NYSDOT has for many years funded bike trails and related bike programs across the downstate area to promote biking. The Consultant will continue to work with the NYSDOT to promote these initiatives through bike maps and other forms of promotion. For some, bicycling is a viable commute option as more employers accommodate cyclists with bike lockers, showers, and changing facilities. The new tax benefit for commuters who bike to work shall further position this virtually cost-free and healthy commute option for growth. Activity in downstate New York varies from extensive bike trails in Region 8 to an active NYCDOT program in Region 11 to a bike locker program in Region 10. The Consultant shall work with the NYSDOT and as directed local groups and municipalities to develop a strategy to support biking in the downstate area (year two).
