Workplace Travel Plans - main body - Final Jan 2010 ENGLISH - FCM

GLOSSARY
Active transportation (active commuting)
Human-powered travel, primarily walking and cycling but
also in-line skating, skateboarding, wheelchairing and
other methods
Bike cage
A secure, enclosed bicycle parking area for commuters,
usually in a parking facility or building basement
Car sharing
Services that offer short-term pay-per-use car rentals,
typically to the public but also to businesses as a
complement or replacement to fleet ownership
Compressed work week
An arrangement allowing employees to work a set number
of hours over fewer days (e.g. five days in four, or ten days
in nine), eliminating their commute on certain days
End-of-trip facilities
Bicycle parking, shower and change facilities in the
workplace for use by cycling or walking commuters
Commuter survey
An electronic, paper-based or face-to-face tool for
gathering information about employee commuting habits
and attitudes in a workplace
Emergency (guaranteed) ride home
A service offered by an employer or third party that helps
non-driving commuters get home quickly and
conveniently in case of family emergency, unexpected
overtime or other unforeseen event. Transportation is
typically by free or reimbursable taxi or car rental.
Pool vehicles (fleet vehicles)
Shared, employer-provided vehicles for business travel
Ridematching
A service to help commuters find partners for ridesharing
Ridesharing
Shared use of a vehicle by multiple commuters to and from
work (includes both carpooling and vanpooling)
Single-occupant vehicle
A motor vehicle with a driver but no passengers
Telework (telecommuting)
An arrangement allowing workers to reduce their
commuting by performing some or all of their work away
from their normal workplace
Transit pass program
The sale of transit passes to commuters at their workplace,
with the employer acting as a reseller or forwarding
payroll deductions to the transit operator
Transportation demand management (TDM)
The use of policies, programs, services and products to
influence whether, why, when, where and how people
travel; TDM measures help shape the economic and social
factors behind personal travel decisions, complemented by
supportive land use and transportation supply
Transportation fair
A special workplace event to build awareness of travel plan
measures by offering a range of information and services
to commuters
Transportation management association (TMA)
An organization that offers services for workplace travel
plans such as analysis, consultation, special events and
ridematching for carpools or vanpools
Travel plan
A package of coordinated actions to encourage efficient
and sustainable commuting among employees
Vanpooling
Shared use by multiple commuters of a van that is typically
owned by a third party such as a non-profit organization,
for-profit business or employer
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Workplace Travel Plans: Guidance for Canadian Employers