Commute Options Program

Local employers will create a more efficient commute for their employees, thanks to a new partnership of Civic Consulting Alliance and the Metropolitan Planning Council.

Boston Consulting Group laid the ground work for the project last summer, and CompassX Strategy developed the program and completed initial outreach.

Commuting efficiently is critical today. Chicago is the most congested region in the country, and commuters in Chicago spend 70 hours per person stuck in traffic each year.

Inspired by the Chicago Climate Action Plan, a commute options pilot will recruit 10 - 15 regional employers to develop more efficient modes of transportation for their employees. The program will help employers take advantage of existing incentives and programs such as the RTA/CTA Transit Benefit Fare Program, bike commuting,  telecommuting, and car sharing. Employees will have an easier, more affordable commute, and employers will reduce costs and enhance their environmental sustainability.

"I have spent my career changing people's attitudes and behavior in food and other categories," said Nancy Goldstein, Chief Strategist at CompassX Strategy. "For me to be able to use those same principles to help the City try to change people's attitudes and behaviors about commuting was an exciting and rewarding challenge."

This was one of the 14 near term initatives under the Transportation Committee for the Chicago Climate Action Plan.