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Award Honors the Firm’s
Research on
Impacts of
Transit Benefit Programs
FAIRFAX,
VA, November 15, 2005 -
The Transportation
Demand Management Institute (TDMI) presented ICF
Consulting with the 2005 TDMI Research Excellence Award
for its report, Analyzing
the Effectiveness of Commuter Benefits Programs.
The award recognizes ICF Consulting’s research
for the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)
examining the impacts of employer-provided transit
benefits programs on employee travel behavior and on
transit agencies' ridership,
revenues, and costs. |
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ICF Consulting's study found that employer-based
transit benefits programs can effectively encourage employees
to switch from driving to using mass transit, and that
transit ridership increases most when employers fully
cover the costs of employees' commutes via mass
transit. The report documents the impacts of employer-provided
transit pass programs and provides information to help
transit agencies, commuter organizations, and employers
understand how to assess the effects of their individual
programs on transit ridership, vehicle travel, and other
goals, like fuel savings and emissions reduction.
"ICF Consulting’s findings are significant
in light of recent national efforts to encourage consumers
to voluntarily reduce fuel consumption in the wake of
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and continued high oil prices,"
says Sergio Ostria, an ICF Consulting senior vice president
who directs the firm"s transportation work. "Our
research also emphasizes the potential role of employer-based
commuting programs at meeting local and regional goals
to reduce traffic congestion and motor vehicle emissions,
while saving employees money on commuting costs and creating
a positive business environment," says Michael
Grant, an ICF Consulting transportation expert.
TDMI is a charitable foundation established by the Association
for Commuter Transportation (ACT) to promote research
related to programs to manage travel demand and reduce
traffic congestion.
Learn more about ICF
Consulting's transportation awards.
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ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver consulting services and technology solutions in the energy, environment, transportation, social programs, defense, and homeland security markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from analysis and design through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 1,800 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF’s Web site is http://www.icfi.com.
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Douglas Beck
1.703.934.3820
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