Community Transit

Training Calendar

• Wednesday, May 23, 2012

  Reducing the Needs for Trips Through Onsite Amenities

  Community Transit, 2300 Kasch Park Road, Building A, Everett, WA 98204.

  2PM-4PM*

  Offering onsite amenities at your worksite can reduce the need for your employees to bring their vehicle to work and open up the possibility for them to use commute alternatives such as taking the bus and carpooling. 

  Come to this informative meeting to learn about the power of onsite amenities and cost effective ways of including them at your worksite. 

  Please RSVP to this training by Friday, May 18, 2012 to Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org.Thank you.

  *Dates and times are subject to change based on registration and instructor availability.  Changes to the schedule will be made no later than one week prior to the scheduled date of the training. Please check with Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org or Jillian Derscheid jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org if you have any questions.

• Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  Gaining Management Support

  Community Transit, 2300 Kasch Park Road, Building A, Everett, WA 98204.

  2PM-4PM*

  This training will review  and discuss the business case for Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) programming at your worksite.  Included in this training will be a discussion about the different employer and employee benefits associated with CTR programs that will assist Employee Transportation Coordinators (ETCs) as they approach management to gain support for their planning and implmentation efforts.

  This traininig will be available online.  If you wish to particpate online instead of attending in person please note that in your RSVP.

  Please RSVP to this training by Monday, June 4, 2012 to Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org.   Thank you.

  *Dates and times are subject to change based on registration and instructor availability.  Changes to the schedule will be made no later than one week prior to the scheduled date of the training. Please check with Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org or Jillian Derscheid jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org if you have any questions.

• Wednesday, July 11, 2012

  Supporting Trip Reduction Through Parking Management

  Community Transit, 2300 Kasch Park Road, Building A, Everett, WA 98204.

  2PM-4PM*

  Parking Management refers to various policies and programs that result in more efficient use of parking resources.  Cost effective parking management programs can usually reduce parking requirements by 20 - 40% compared with conventional planning requirements.  The reduced need for parking directly correlates to an increase in commute alternatives that support trip reduction.

  This traininig will be available online.  If you wish to particpate online instead of attending in person please note that in your RSVP.

  Please RSVP to this training by Monday, July 9, 2012 to Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org.   Thank you.

  *Dates and times are subject to change based on registration and instructor availability.  Changes to the schedule will be made no later than one week prior to the scheduled date of the training. Please check with Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org or Jillian Derscheid jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org if you have any questions.

• Wednesday, August 22, 2012

  Marketing Your Vanpool Program

  Community Transit  2300 Kasch Road  Building A, Everett, 98204.

  2PM-4PM*

  Employee Transportation Coordinators (ETCs) play a critical role in the formation of new vanpool groups at their worksites. While some vanpool groups are able to form on their own without the need of assistance, in many cases employees need help getting organized, staying motivated, and recruiting enough riders to form a new vanpool group. 

  This training will discuss different techniques and tools available to ETCs that they can use to help create, market and enhance a vanpool program at their worksites.

  This traininig will be available online.  If you wish to particpate online instead of attending in person please note that in your RSVP.

  Please RSVP to this training by Monday, August 20, 2012 to Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org.   Thank you.

  *Dates and times are subject to change based on registration and instructor availability.  Changes to the schedule will be made no later than one week prior to the scheduled date of the training. Please check with Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org or Jillian Derscheid jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org if you have any questions.

• Wednesday, September 12, 2012

  Social Media as a CTR Tool

  Community Transit, 2300 Kasch Park Road, Building A, Everett, 98204.

  2PM-4PM*

  This training will focus on the different social media marketing tools available for promoting CTR programs at individual worksites.

  Please RSVP to Jillian Derscheid at jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org by Monday, Sepetember 10, 2012. Thank you.

  *Dates and times are subject to change based on registration and instructor availability.  Changes to the schedule will be made no later than one week prior to the scheduled date of the training. Please check with Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org or Jillian Derscheid jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org if you have any questions.

• Wednesday, October 3, 2012

  ETC Basic Training

  Community Transit, 2300 Kasch Park Road, Building A, Everett, 98204.

  9am-4PM*

  This one day course  provides new Employee Transportation Coordinators (ETCs) with the necessary tools to develop and promote a successful CTR program including understanding CTR, promoting commute alternatives and supporting strategies, administering your CTR program and developing and selling your program.  This course if offered free for all ETCs at our partner worksites.  Snacks and lunch are provided. 

  Please pre-register for this course by contacting either Jillian Derscheid at jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org or Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org.

  Thank You.

  *Dates and times are subject to change based on registration and instructor availability.  Changes to the schedule will be made no later than one week prior to the scheduled date of the training. Please check with Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org or Jillian Derscheid jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org if you have any questions.

• Wednesday, November 14, 2012

  Transportation Fringe Benefits Training

  Community Transit, 2300 Kasch Park Road, Building A, Everett  98204.

  2PM-4PM*

  Commuter Benefits provide tremendous payback to employers and employees.  This training will offer information on what benefits exist as well as provide examples on how they can be implemented at your worksite. 

  Please RSVP to this training by Monday, November 12, 2012 to Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org.   Thank you.

  *Dates and times are subject to change based on registration and instructor availability.  Changes to the schedule will be made no later than one week prior to the scheduled date of the training. Please check with Mark Melnyk at mark.melnyk@commtrans.org or Jillian Derscheid jillian.derscheid@commtrans.org if you have any questions.