Resources

Please use and share the following resources to support and improve your trip reduction program or personal commute. Where appropriate, if sharing, please include our Commute Solutions program as the source of your information.

If you need customized resources to support your trip reduction program or help designing your personal commute, please contact commutesolutions@h-gac.com.

Commute Solution Webinars

Learn more about Beyond "Bike to Work" employers and how to create opportunity to support biking as transportation with simple strategies to promote safety, access, and success.

This presentation highlighted how Vanpooling can address the challenges of commuting in a hybrid work model.

Learn more about a new Mobility on Demand (MOD) transportation platform developed and deployed in the Houston region by the Texas Department of Transportation.

This webinar teaches how your organization can attract and retain a great workforce, achieve sustainability goals, or improve the overall quality of life for your staff and your community by providing excellent commuter benefits.

This session provided an insight into the latest trends and practices that impact the hybrid environment (having a schedule that allows employees to work at home a few days a week and few days in the office). We also provided solutions to challenges that have become apparent during the pandemic version of teleworking and highlighted best practices for teleworkers and managers.

Special Guests, John Tran, IT Manager at H-GAC and Virtual Q joined us to discuss arming your teams with a safe and secure virtual environment for remote collaboration.

This session provided an overview of telework programs, highlighted the latest data trends in the Houston region, and how companies will leverage telework programs into the future.

Additional Resources

Telework Resources

Commute Solutions can help you explore and implement telework programs to help reduce traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, and real estate costs.

Make Your Commute Count: Calculate your Commute Savings

Make your commute work for you, not against you. See how commute alternatives can help!

Commute with Confidence: Commuting and COVID

The Commute Solutions Team has created a helpful guide for commuters returning to work that includes tips about the different ways to commute in our region.

Regional Employer Survey: Impact of COVID-19 on Worksites

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in conjunction with area management districts conducted a Regional Employer Survey from December 7, 2020 through January 6, 2021 with 237 employers participating from the 13-County H-GAC region.

The survey was conducted to gather data on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on local businesses and their employees. The survey also gathered information from businesses on the future of office space and employee telework policies/programs.

2022 Future of Work Survey: Impact of COVID-19 on Worksites

The Houston Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) conducted a Future of Work Survey from March 14, 2022, through March 31, 2022, with close to 200 employers participating from the 8-County MPO region.

The purpose of the survey is to gather data on how local businesses worked before COVID-19, how they are operating now, and what they envision the workplace to look like moving forward. The survey also gathered information from businesses regarding additional benefits they offer including commuting subsidies and allowances for employees.