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    A Better Commute . . . is in your future!

    What's the future hold for your commute?

    The Facts:

    • More than 3 million people commute each day in Massachusetts, and more than 73 percent of them drive to work alone. (Census 2000 Supplementary Survey)
    • The average Massachusetts worker spent 27 minutes traveling to work each way. This was the 9th longest commute time in the nation (MassInc)
    • The average Boston household spends nearly $6,000 annually on transportation—15 percent of its income— and spends more on transportation than it does on food.(Surface Transportation Policy Project)
    • The amount of wasted fuel lost to engines idling in traffic jams now totals 2.3 billion gallons per year. (Texas Transportation Institute, 2005 Urban Mobility Report) At $2.60 per gallon, this represents almost $6 billion dollars that commuters could have spent on housing, health care, education, or other discretionary items.

    Be a Part of the Future:

    • Use a commute option such as public transit, carpool, vanpool, or telecommute at least one day per week.
    • Bike or walk to public transit.
    • Take part in one of the ABC TMAs programs that encourage you to make the switch from driving alone to using one of the many commute options available to you in Boston.
    • Purchase your MBTA transit pass through work and save hundreds of dollars in tax savings.

     

    Previous Winners

    Name Employer Member
    Laura Brockway Mullen Mullen
    Michele Hsu Putnam Investments Putnam Investments
    Aziz Sayed Putnam Investments Putnam Investments
    Flavia Smith MGH MGH
    Cheryl LoMaglio-Puleio Wilmer Hale Wilmer Hale
    Michael Kent Liberty Mutual 10 St. James

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    Commute Mode (Select all that apply)

    Commuter Rail Bike

    Carpool Walk

    Vanpool Subway

    Bus Boat

    Drive Alone Telecommute

    (one-way, to work)

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    Contest Rules

    • Contest open to employees and tenants of ABC TMA member companies.
    • All potential winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received.
    • Drawings will be conducted on or about March 1st and September 1st by the ABC TMA whose decisions are final and binding.
    • Odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.
    • Entry submitted is only eligible for this Contest.
    • Any unclaimed prizes will be awarded at the next drawing date.
    • All entries become the property of the ABC TMA and may be reproduced in any fashion by the ABC TMA on our website, newsletters, and other marketing/promotional materials.