Transportation Options Program
Updated January 3, 2025
What's Happening Now?
The TDM Programs 5-Year Strategic Plan is now available. We've developed a Strategic Plan to guide our programs for the next 5+ years. This Plan directly supports the priorities established in the Seattle Transportation Plan, including reducing transportation emissions and encouraging the use of non-drive alone travel options. Through this work, we identify ways to improve our existing programs as well as further expand our offerings to new audiences beyond the traditional focus on 9-to-5 commuters, including residents, visitors, and more. Work to implement the plan is already underway and more updates will come to this space soon!
Why We Support a Range of Transportation Options
SDOT believes in providing a range of transportation options to align with our core goals of equity, safety, mobility and sustainability. We provide information, support, and policies to support choosing transit, ridesharing, active transportation, and remote or “flex” work arrangements. The City’s current comprehensive plan goal is that 35% or less of commutes and 25% or less non-commute trips citywide be made by single occupancy vehicles by 2035 and the Transportation Options Program uses many strategies to support progress towards that goal, including:
- Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Program: Working with major employers to reduce peak drive alone trips and meet programmatic performance targets, backed by State Law
- Transportation Management Programs (TMPs): Working with property managers to meet site-specific mode split targets
- Commuter Benefit Ordinance: Requires that businesses with 20 or more employees offer workers the opportunity to make a monthly pre-tax payroll deduction for transit or vanpool expenses
- MyTrips: Leading by example by providing City employees an excellent commuting program including complimentary transit passes and bike facilities. MyTrips is only available to City of Seattle employees
Visualize The Impact of Your Transportation Option
