Employee Commute Options - ECO

Employee Commute Options (ECO) Program

Motor vehicles are one of the largest sources of air pollution in the Portland area. Under the DEQ ECO program, employers with more than 100 employees must provide commute alternatives to employees designed to reduce the number of cars driven to work in Portland and surrounding areas. The ECO Program is part of the Portland-Vancouver Air Plan to ensure the region will meet the federal health-based ozone standard in spite of continued population growth. In 2008, 780 participating employers reduced over 3 million commute trips. This prevented about 134 tons of smog-forming pollution from getting into the region's air.

If you have more than 100 employees at a single work site, you are subject to ECO.  Please call us at 503-229-6154 or e-mail eco@deq.state.or.us, if you need information on how to comply, or ore unsure what your next steps are.

Information and forms

Frequently Asked Questions ECO Rules  PDF Guidance On Conducting Employee Commute Options Survey Survey Form  (English, Spanish, Russian)  PDF ECO Survey Worksheet  PDF Employer Registration Form  PDF

Sample Trip Reduction Plan  PDF Resource List Variable Work Hours Handbook  PDF Creative Ideas to Reduce Commute Trips  PDF ECO Employer Profiles new!

Regional Commute Resources

Drive Less Save More Regional campaign to reduce single-person car trips TriMet Transit agency for the Portland Metro area C-Tran Transit agency for Clark County SMART Transit Transit and transportation options for Wilsonville Oregon Department of Energy Tax credits for commute alternatives CarpoolMatchNW Regional carpool matching database Bicycle Transportation Alliance Information and advocacy for bicycling in Oregon

Zipcar Car sharing in Portland Metro area EcoShuttle Employee business shuttle utilizing 100% biodiesel Metro VanPool Program Vanpool incentives for employers Transportation Management Associations