Employee Commute Options - ECO

Employee Commute Options (ECO) Program

Motor vehicles are one of the largest sources of air toxics and smog pollution in the Portland area. Under the DEQ ECO program, employers with more than 100 employees must provide commute options 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 2010, participating employers at 830 work sites reduced over 3 million commute trips. This prevented about 130 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. Call us at 503-229-6154 or email if you need information on how to comply, or next steps.

Information and forms

Frequently Asked Questions ECO Rules 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 Success Stories DEQ Fact sheet

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 Rideshare Online 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