2050 Eastern Gateway Concept Plan - City of Falls Church

The ridesharing program is a free service that provides
information for commuters who are interested in joining a
carpool or vanpool to reach their workplace. Commuter
Connections operates ridesharing technology that allows
commuters to view potential ridesharing partners in their area.
The ridesharing program also provides information on the
closest transit stops to a commuter’s home and work, the closest
park and ride lot (to meet up for ridesharing or access
commuter bus service), and the closest telework center. The
Guaranteed Ride Home Program is a free service for
commuters that rideshare, use public transportation, bicycle, or
walk to work at least two days a week. For commuters
registered in the program, GRH provides rides up to four times
a year in case of emergencies or unscheduled overtime. Another
service is the Commuter Connections Bulletin Board, which
provides information on short-term ridesharing options for
commuters who do not want to formally sign up for the
Ridesharing Program. 32
only 16 percent who reported working and living in Falls
Church. Only five percent of city residents commuted to
Maryland for employment.
Figure 2.9: Falls Church Residents Places of Work,
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.
Travel-to-Work Patterns
Commuting patterns to and from the City of Falls Church are
highest between the City, Washington, D.C., and Fairfax
County, VA, with modest commuting to and from jurisdictions in
Maryland. As of the 2000 Census, the City of Falls Church had
8,870 persons who worked in the city, and 5,520 residents who
worked in the city or elsewhere in the Washington, D.C., region.
Fifty-seven percent of working city residents commuted to
Washington, D.C. and Fairfax, Virginia, for employment, with