Arlington Transportation Partners

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Government's (MWCOG) Commuter Connections has created the Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program to provide commuters who regularly vanpool, carpool, bike, walk, or take transit with a reliable ride home when one of life's unexpected emergencies arises. Commuters can use the free GRH benefit for personal emergencies and unscheduled overtime up to four times per year. Best of all, the ride home by cab, rental car, bus, or train is free (excluding gratuity, fuel, and insurance charges as they apply). As an added benefit to your employees, residents, or guests, you can provide your own GRH program to supplement MWCOG's program.

What are the benefits of a Guaranteed Ride Home program?

Imagine a crisis has just occurred requiring an emergency meeting, and it's 4:45 in the afternoon. Unfortunately, the key employee for the situation cannot attend the emergency meeting because her carpool leaves at 5:00 and she has no other way to get home. What do you do? The GRH program was created for situations just like this one and can help employers maintain productivity, increase morale, and continue the flow of business.

Also, offering a GRH program encourages employees and residents to use alternative forms of commuting, such as carpooling and vanpooling, by giving them the peace of mind from knowing they have a way to get home if an emergency situation arises.

How can ATP help?

ATP makes it easy and convenient for you to establish and administer a GRH program by providing the following services:

• Providing information on GRH and answering any questions
• Providing promotional materials such as brochures, videos, and posters
• Helping with the design and implementation of your supplemental GRH program

How can I encourage employee participation?

There are numerous ways to get the word out and encourage employee and resident participation in a GRH program, including the following actions:

• Providing a supplemental GRH program
• Sending out e-mail notifications and reminders
• Displaying posters and flyers in high-traffic areas of your building
• Including information packets with paychecks
• Including an article in your company newsletter
• Providing information on your company's intranet or website
• Including information in your new-hire packets or new tenant packets