Estimated Potential Work Travel Energy Savings
Public Transit
Estimated Work Travel Energy Savings: 10% - 13%*
Ridesharing, Vanpooling & Carpooling
Estimated Work Travel Energy Savings: 3% - 5%*
Compressed & Flexible Workweeks
Estimated Work Travel Energy Savings: 5% - 10%*
Teleworking
Estimated Work Travel Energy Savings: 4% - 6%*
Active Transportation (Biking & Walking)
Estimated Work Travel Energy Savings: 7% - 10%*
* These estimated percentages assume active promotion/education of alternative ways for employees to travel.
A comprehensive TravelWise program involves government agencies, employers, commuters, individual travelers, transit providers and others. By working together we can reduce daily transportation-related energy use by as much as 25% - 35%.
Helpful Links
http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2005/SavingOil.pdfhttp://postcarboncities.net/files/Leotta_ImplementingTDMtoQuicklyReduceOilConsumption.pdf
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/climatechange/
http://www.apta.com/research/info/online/documents/greenhouse_brochure.pdf
http://www.icfi.com/markets/transportation/doc_files/tdm-climate-change.pdf
http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/research/reports/357.pdf
http://www.vtpi.org/ster.pdf
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/ukccp/pdf/ukccp06-all.pdf