Franklin County Commuter Alternatives Employer Survey

1. Commute Options Survey

Franklin County, the Town of Rocky Mount, and RIDE Solutions are working together to find ways to help commuters traveling in to or out from this region. We recognize that employers have vital role to play in the commute options available to their employees, and can reap benefits from successful alternative transportation programs such as better parking management, lower employee turnover, and improved employee health.

Your answers to this important survey will help Franklin County, Rocky Mount, and RIDE Solutions determine the best programs and facilities needed to improve commute options in the region. We appreciate your taking the time to complete the questionnaire.

Question Title

* 1. Please tell us the name of your business

Question Title

* 2. What is your business zip code?

Zip code

Question Title

* 3. How many people do you employ in the Franklin County/Rocky Mount area?

Employees

Question Title

* 4. Do you own your own parking lot or share with other businesses?

Own

* 5. How many parking spaces do you have access to for both employees and customers?

Total parking capacity:

Question Title

* 6. Have you ever had problems with parking capacity or felt that your business was harmed in some way by poor parking or poor access to parking?

Yes

If yes, please explain:

Question Title

* 7. What would you estimate to be the average commute distance of your employees? (Leave blank if unknown).

Question Title

* 8. To your knowledge, have employees ever expressed a need for assistance to cover commuting costs or provide reliable transportation as part of their benefits package?

Yes

Not sure

If yes, please explain:

Question Title

* 9. Have you ever shared information about transportation options with your employees? In this case, sharing could mean providing links to websites, brochures about ways to save money on gas, presentations on healthy transportation options as part of an employee wellness program, or similar.

Yes

Not sure

If yes, please provide examples

Question Title

* 10. When promoting commuter options to employees, employers often have a number of no- or low-cost ways to encourage participation. Please let us know which, if any, of the following efforts you have undertaken:

Preferred parking for carpoolers

Employee ride board to find carpool partners within the company

Transit shelter for bus riders

Secure bike parking for bicycle commuters

Any of the IRS Tax Deferred Commuter Fringe Benefits (Bicycle, Transit or Vanpool)

Use of a company vehicle

Flexible work schedule

Flexible work schedule with a work-from-home option

Compressed work schedule that allows for three-day weekends or other extended weekends

None of the above

List any other programs you've offered to assist employees with commuter options

Question Title

* 11. Have you heard of RIDE Solutions, the regional commuter assistance program?

Yes

Question Title

* 12. Have you used a service offered by RIDE Solutions? "Using a service" is defined by browsing the website, requesting a worksite visit, requesting information by phone, or similar interaction.

Yes

Question Title

* 13. Did you know that RIDE Solutions offers a free employer services program to assist with providing commuter options to employees?

Yes

Not sure

Question Title

* 14. Please share any barriers you may have to your employees using commute options? These could be related to the nature of your business, scheduling issues, employee travel distance, or other issues.