2. What We Do
• Work to:
• Improve mobility
• Improve accessibility
• Improve air quality
3. Who We Do It With
Over 60 businesses
Over 20 property management firms
Over 3,000 commuters (YOU!)
4. Why We Do It
• Save money
– We have one of the most expensive
commutes in the country
– We spend 22% of our income on gas and
car
• Save time
– Takes me 11 min to get to work.
– Takes me 1 hour and 11 min to get
home.
• Save your health
– Air intake
– Stress
– Obesity
5. How We Do It
• Educate commuters on Clean Commute
options
• Provide incentives to encourage Clean
Commuting
• Provide Last -mile commute connectivity
• Provide tools to commuters and employers
• Provide awareness
7. Carpool
• I can’t…
• I work in a small office…
• No one lives near me…
• I have to go places before/after work…
• I have kids and what if they get sick?
• My schedule is inconsistent
• I don’t have time to find a ride
8. Vanpool
• An arrangement by which a group of 7 – 15 people
commute to work in a van leased by a 3rd party
provider
• Vanpools operate like mini-transit services & run on a
set schedule
• Have a flat fare of
$75 - $90 - $100
The price includes gas, insurance and
maintenance.
10. Bike / Walk
•Bikes are allowed on MARTA and the
buc
•Discounted Confident City Cycling
classes taught by the Atlanta Bicycle
Coalition
•Health Baby, Health!
•Better in Groups
11. Telework
•Working at home or another
location on full or part time
•Most employees telework
only once or twice per week
•Completely eliminates air
pollution and traffic congestion
•Essential for emergency
business continuity plans
12. Condensed Work Week
Normal = Boss says “why?”
8 hrs/day x 5 days/wk • Save energy at work
How about… • Save space at work
CWW = • Workers more
10 hrs/day x 4 days/wk productive at home
CWW = • Additional Bandwidth
9 hrs/day x 4 days/2 wks • Can walk the dog
Or some combination… instead of doing work
13. Incentives
• Cash for Commuters
First Timers • Carpoolers, Vanpoolers, Walkers, Bikers, Teleworkers and
Transit Users
$3/Day • Earn $3/day up to $100. Log on batma.org to track commute
•Commuter Rewards
Clean Commuters •Log your commute on batma.org and get put in drawing to
win $25 Visa Gift Card
$25/Month Drawing •The more you log, the more you win. 1/10 chance to win
•Carpool
Carpools of 2 or More •Carpoolers automatically receive $20, 40, and $60 gas cards
•Log at least 30 trips (15 round trips) on batma.org
$20, $40, $60/Month
Vanpool Subsidies •Vanpool Subsidy
•Covers half of expenses. Full cost can be $200 or more
$75, $90, $100/Month •Includes van and maintenance costs
14. Last Mile Connectivity
A fast, frequent and FREE way to
make tracks around Buckhead.
New Route and Schedule
July 1st!
15.
16. Tom Bastek – Outreach Manager
tom@batma.org
404-842-2689
www.batma.org