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2008 Commuter Choice Awards

Winners  |  Organizational nominations  | Individual nominations

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Contact: Damian Goebel
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934 Airlift Wing Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station is a United States Air Force reserve base.
Winner: Rookie of the Year (video)

  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Fifty of its 350 employees are vanpool participants
  • Created an online bulletin to assist employees in finding rideshare partner


Ameriprise Financial, Inc.  formerly American Express, is the nation’s largest financial planning company.
Winner: Corporate Leadership (video)

  • Has participated in Metropass since its inception in 1998
  • Sponsors Bike Walk to Work Week and organized six bicycle convoys
  • Provides bicycle amenities
  • Provided incentives for employees that included massages, personal training session, t-shirts, and commuter bicycles

 

American Medical Systems is a medical device company located in Minnetonka.

  • Offers preferential carpool parking
  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Provides bicycle amenities including indoor bike racks


Aveda Corporation manufactures professional plant-based hair care, skincare, make-up, Pure-Fume™ and lifestyle products.

  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Provides bicycle amenities and preferential carpool parking
  • Developed a “Green Buck” rewards program, which allows employees to accumulate points for alternative commuting then use those points to purchase company products.


Boston Scientific (Maple Grove) is a worldwide developer of minimally invasive medical devices.
Winner: Best Technology Solution (video)

  • 26 carpools and 1 vanpool resulted from their first Commuter Challenge fair
  • Promoted the Bike2Benefits program
  • Advocated for increased transit service in Maple Grove area
  • Created a custom carpool matching program using a Google map interface


Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services.

  • Hosts commuter and bicycle fairs
  • Offers bicycle lockers and racks
  • Provides preferred parking for vanpools
  • Provides a $300 subsidy for each vanpool


Carmichael Lynch is an advertising and brand-building agency headquartered in downtown Minneapolis.
Winner: Exceptional Company Involvement (video)

  • Created a “green blog” that includes commuter incentives, transit and bicycle information
  • Hosted a green seminar that focused on transportation options
  • Recruited two teams for the Commuter Challenge team competition
  • Offers a bicycle sharing program for employees
  • Offers a Metropass subsidy, reimburses the cost of shoes for walking commuters, and give employees a $5 incentive rebate for taking light rail to and from the airport


Compellent Technologies, Inc. is a software development firm for Storage Area Network located in Eden Prairie.

  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Provides bicycle amenities
  • Provided $100 gift certificate incentives for those who participated in the Commuter Challenge team competition


FMP C/O Securian is a financial service company located in downtown St. Paul.

  • Expanded bicycle amenities to meet demand
  • Conducted a commute survey
  • Provided a ridematching service – icarpool – to employees
  • Is a Metropass participant


GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services is a fleet management company located in Eden Prairie.

Hennepin County provides health, safety, environmental and transportation services for its 1.1 million residents.
Winner: Public Agency Leadership (video)

  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Provides free bicycle amenities
  • Offers a 40 percent subsidy on transit passes, including Metropass
  • Developed a “Trade Time for Fitness” program, which allows employees to save up to $1,500 per year on bicycle commuting related expenses.


Ingersoll Rand Climate Control Technologies – Thermo King manufactures transport refrigeration.

  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Increased capacity for bicycle, motorcycle and scooter parking
  • Developed an internal rideshare map using Google



Midwest Rubber Service & Supply Co. is a full-service shop providing innovative solutions for conveying, diecutting and custom fabrication.

Minnesota Public Radio is a non-profit radio station located in downtown St. Paul.

  • Hosted an initiative called the “Year of the Bike”
  • Provides bicycle amenities including bike lockers
  • Participates in Metropass


Normandale Community College is an urban community college serving primarily the southwest portion of the region.

NorthMarq constructed, manages and leases the Butler Square building in downtown Minneapolis.

  • Nearly 60 percent of its tenants reach the building by mean other than driving alone
  • Participates in Metropass
  • Hosts commuter fairs and provides bicycling resources
  • Offers bicycle amenities
  • Partners with Lifetime Fitness to provide showers to alternative commuters
  
NorthMarq at Centennial Lakes Office Park is a five building professional office park located in Edina.
  • Hosts commuter fairs and provides transportation information for tenants
  • Provides incentives such as REI gift certificates to those indicating interest in commuting options
  • Provides bicycle amenities


North Marq at Normandale Office Park is a 4,500 person office park in Bloomington.

  • Hosts commuter fairs and lunch n’ learns
  • Sells transit passes at the concierge desk
  • Hosted a “how to ride the bus” session for tenants
  • Provides bicycle amenities and promoted Bike2Benefits


Northwest Airlines, Inc. is an international airline with its main hub at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.

  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Offers preferred carpool parking
  • Provides bike amenities, including a dedicated closet space for bicycle commuters
  • Hosted a zip-code party to encourage employees to meet potential rideshare partners


Olympic Steel, Inc. – Coil Division is a steel service center in Plymouth.

  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Provides $10 gift cards to employees who request information on options other than driving alone


Quality Bicycle Products is the nation’s largest wholesale distributor of bike parts and accessories.

  • Hosts a monthly Bike to Work day
  • Hosts commuter fairs and educational brown bag lunches on bicycle commuting
  • Developed the “Commit to Commute” program to encourage the personal commuting goals of employees
  • Donates bicycle racks to local businesses


Ramsey County provides health, safety, parks and transportation services to its more than 500,000 residents.

  • Hosts commuter fairs and provides bicycle amenities
  • Encouraged employees to take the “Earth Action Challenge Survey” and provided incentives
  • Provides preferred parking for carpools and vanpools
  • Offers Metropass


Sibley Bike Depot is a community bicycle shop on University Avenue in St. Paul.

  • Provides Basic Bike Maintenance classes to area residents throughout the year
  • Provides free tune-ups and bike consultations at various events
  • Community members can fix their bike for free on “Open Shop” days


St. Paul Neighborhood Network is a non-profit community television network.
Winner: Outstanding Promotion Small Organization (video)

  • Produced several programs promoting commute alternatives
  • Partners with Sibley Bike Depot to produce “The Bike Show”
  • Provides a bicycle to share among employees for day errands
  • Provides a $40 subsidy for employee transit passes compared to a $25 parking subsidy


SRF Consulting Group, Inc. offers engineering, planning and design services.
Winner: Outstanding Promotion Medium Organization (video)

  • Fifteen percent of its 200 employees use an alternative transportation option regularly.
  • Offers subsidies on transit passes
  • SRF, along with a key competitor, created the “Alternative Commute Challenge” which encouraged friendly competition between employees at the two companies while reducing the number of drive-alone trips


TCF Bank is a regional financial institution providing banking and investment products to customers.

  • More than 75 percent of employees use an alternative commuting mode
  • Participates in Metropass
  • Encourages online or conference call meetings in lieu of driving
  • Hosts commuter fairs and regular employee communication about commuting
  • Provided gift cards to select individuals for Commuter Challenge participation


TempForce is a temporary staffing agency located in Edina.

  • Promoted ridesharing for those working in the Operation Christmas Child program
  • Encourages local employers and clients to research transportation choices in their area and provide employees with the free resources available


The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.

  • Heavily promoted the Commuter Challenge and the team competition
  • Organized an internal competition where locations competed against one another based on the percentage of green commutes out of all commute trips taken in one week.
  • Hosted a bicycle maintenance work shop


Three Rivers Park District promotes environmental stewardship through outdoor education and recreation in a natural resources-based park system.

  • Created a “Lunch without Wheels” program that encourages employees to eat lunch at their worksite without making a car trip. One person is designated to pick up lunch for all other employees.
  • Provides a ridematching service for employees and displays a large carpool map in a visible area
  • Hosts commuter fairs


Thrivent Financial is a non-profit financial institution that provides insurance and investment products.

  • Hosts commuter fairs
  • Provides Metropass and an eco-credit to cover commuter expenses
  • Launched a telecommuting option for employees


Zeller Realty Group is a commercial real estate company.

  • Hosts commuter fairs and bicycle tune-up sessions
  • Provides bicycle racks  and shower facilities for bicycle commuters


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