Half the U.S. workforce cannot perform their jobs remotely1. These professionals rely on safe and dependable commuting options to access their worksite. While driving alone is a choice for many, transit is every bit as critical as ever. The costs of automobile ownership preclude many from driving, and the burdens of driving remain: congestion, parking, traffic violence, etc.
How can you ensure that your employees have a safe and reliable means to get to work? Is transit really an option right now?
These are the 4 essential questions to ask about your transit system:
- How is air handled in transit vehicles and stations?
- How busy is the system? Is there sufficient space?
- How are other users behaving, and how does the agency ensure safe practices by riders?
- Am I equipped to reduce my own exposure through PPE and other supplies?
Ok, I know a lot more now. What can I do next to make commuting safer for my employees?
- Ensure they have accurate and current information on agency practices
- Give employees the flexibility to modify their schedules to select lower-volume periods (can be one-off flexibility or modifying recurrent shifts)
- Ensure they have quality PPE
- Provide extra tools to make them comfortable (personal hang-straps, hand sanitizer, etc.)
- For remote-viable roles, allow employees the opportunity to continue to balance between remote and on-site work
- Support alternative commute options (it’s a great time to walk, bike, or scoot)
- Work with ASAP to provide commuting services to your employees or coordinate with your transit agency directly to help ensure sufficient capacity is in place before your employees return to transit commuting (more info below)

Share our employee flyer with the ingredients for a safe commute.
We’ve prepared the flyer with all the most essential information for your employees to navigate their transit trips with lower risk and greater confidence.
It includes the highlights from this article and equips them to contact us with any questions or issues to take the pressure off you.
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