The Best Workplaces for Commuters campaign team and Hacienda Business Park are encouraging Hacienda employers to sign up for this important regional recognition. Here’s the best part: businesses in the park need do nothing more than signal their interest in order to receive the recognition provided by the campaign. That’s because Hacienda's comprehensive commute alternatives program covers all of the requirements for any Hacienda employer to automatically be awarded the “Bay Area Best Workplaces for Commuters” title. All you need to do is register by clicking on the button at the bottom of this page.

Commute Alternatives Work
Alternatives to driving to work alone are important for a number of reasons. First and foremost, they can save you time, money, and stress. In addition, they help relieve traffic congestion, protect the environment, and reduce wear and tear on your car. Because Hacienda believes that transportation alternatives are essential to meeting the needs of today’s workforce, it has formed one of the most comprehensive commute service programs available. For employers this means that, simply by being a business in the park, your organization can automatically provide your employees the best in commute choices including: free use of transit, carshare resources, an emergency ride home, and a comprehensive library of commute information.

Your Business is the Best
Having these services available for their employees allows an employer to distinguish itself as one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters under a recently established federal program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Transportation have promulgated a national standard of excellence under the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative. The initiative is a tool companies can use to highlight their support of commuting choices in the workplace. Companies recognized under the initiative are promoted as one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters in a new regional recognition that commenced in 2002.

Get Recognized for What You Already Do
Get the recognition you deserve. Giving employees access to programs that provide commuting benefits demonstrates true leadership. Through the Best Places for Commuters program employers distinguish themselves as having met a national standard of excellence in the provision of commuting benefits. Best Workplaces for Commuters employers are highlighted in an extensive annual media campaign as having made special provisions for their employees in helping to improve their quality of life, being savvy with their investment in employee benefits programs and progressive as business people. If you are interested in being recognized as such a leader, consider this important opportunity.