Employees September 09, 2010
YNHH wins award for providing commuter options
Yale-New Haven Hospital was recently awarded the Innovative New Transportation Demand Management Program Award at the 5th annual New England Transportation Demand Management Conference for “implementing an innovative program that achieved the goals of transportation demand management.” YNHH’s Traffic Demand Management (TDM) program encourages use of alternative travel modes that reduce the demand on parking, minimize congestion on local roadways, improve air quality and respond to rising fuel costs. Launched three years ago, the program has reduced employee car usage at the hospital by more than 460 vehicles per day by offering discounted bus and train tickets, providing a van system to commuter parking lots, and building bicycle racks and showers for cyclers. Holding the award is Nick Proto, director, Protective Services and Parking, and Jean Stimolo, executive director, Rideworks of New Haven, YNHH’s partner in traffic demand management efforts.
