Commercial Champions
Your building has an opportunity to be recognized and rewarded for your property’s transportation amenities and sustainable initiatives. Whether your property is a commercial or mixed-use, being a Champion can make a positive impact for visitors and tenants traveling to/from your property.
Through your partnership with Arlington Transportation Partners (ATP), your property will see immediate benefits, including:
- Site plan compliance
- Operational cost savings
- Attract and retain tenants
- Meet LEED and sustainability goals
- Improved tenant/employee health, well-being, and satisfaction
- Community visibility
- Competitive advantage and increased marketability
As a Champion, you’ll receive great perks and opportunities to be featured around the County. Every Champion is recognized and rewarded; however, the higher your level, the more benefits your commercial property receives.
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2023 Champions
Enrollment for Champions 2023 is now open. Contact us to enroll your company.
After completing BRONZE, SILVER, and GOLD Levels, complete three of these actions:
- Provide or subsidize shuttle service or current transit route
- Provide a non-mandated transportation information display
- Offer a direct or combination commuter benefit
- Provide non-mandated free, covered, and secure bike parking (Class 1)
- Implement a new program or benefit based on survey results and goals
- Host a free tenant bike tune-up event
- Achieve or maintain a Bicycle Friendly Business designation
- Complete a data-driven client success story and share with your audience
- Sponsor an ATP event
- Complete four additional Gold or Silver Level items (at least two must be Gold Level)
Recognition at this level:
- All BRONZE, SILVER, and GOLD Level rewards
- Exclusive invite to and recognition at annual Arlington County Board Meeting
- Recognition of property in/on transit and associated locations
- Credit of up to $100 towards an Association for Commuter Transportation event, webinar, or membership
Champions 2023 activities must be completed by November 30, 2023.
After completing BRONZE and SILVER Levels, complete three actions:
*Site plan properties must be in compliance with County requirements to achieve Gold Level or higher.
- Conduct an employee commute and benefits survey, discuss recommendations
- Host a custom event with ATP
- Offer a pre-tax commuter benefit
- Provide free, pre-loaded SmarTrip cards to building staff and/or tenants
- Offer Capital Bikeshare bulk passes and/or annual memberships to building staff and/or tenants
- Adopt and ART Bus stop
- Introduce at least one building tenant to ATP for a Champions introductory meeting
- Introduce ATP to a regional contact and receive credit after the meeting
- Offer new on-site carsharing spaces
- Offer non-mandated preferential and/or discounted parking for carpools and vanpools, promote program to tenants
- Provide free, non-mandated, covered bike parking (Class 2)
- Provide shared micro-mobility solution
- Host a custom presentation or training with ATP
- Refer a new employer or property to Champions and receive credit after their enrollment
- Complete one additional unique program as identified with an ATP representative
Recognition at this level:
- All BRONZE and SILVER Level rewards
- Recognition in 2 local or regional publications
- Opportunity to be featured as Champion of the Month on ArlingtonTransportationPartners.com
- Opportunity to be nominated for a regional award from Commuter Connections or the Association for Commuter Transportation
Champions 2023 activities must be completed by November 30, 2023.
After completing BRONZE Level, complete three of these actions:
- Participate in or promote an ATP event:
- Bike to Work Day
- Car Free Day
- Other ATP community events
- Invite ATP to a wellness or benefits fair
- Include information on ATP Relocation Services in leasing materials and tenant onboarding programs
- Complete transportation coordinator training with ATP for a new property staff
- Promote bike commuting at property through distribution of information about bike parking, showers, and lockers
- Host a meeting with an ATP partner to identify opportunities
- Participate in one ATP program:
- ATP webinar
- ATP Sponsored event
- Feedback survey
- Qualifying research opportunity
- Actively promote and manage mandated transportation facilities and programs at the property
Recognition at this level:
- All Bronze Level awards
- Opportunity to be nominated for a national award from Best Workplace for Commuters
- Social media support on Twitter and Facebook
Champions 2023 activities must be completed by November 30, 2023.
Complete all these actions:
- Distribute transportation packets
- Promote at least two transportation options or programs:
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- BikeArlington/WalkArlington
- Capital Bikeshare
- Carsharing/Ridesharing
- Public transportation
- Carpool
- Vanpool
Recognition at this level:
- Invitation to the annual Champions banquet
- Featured Champion on ArlingtonTransportationPartners.com
- Access to Champions Resource Kit (i.e., logos, press releases, case studies)
- Receive a Champions award certificate
- Invitations to ATP virtual and in-person events
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Champions 2023 activities must be completed by November 30, 2023.