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AMERICAN CITIES AND
TELEWORK |
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United
States cities & communities |
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US cities are very active in
promoting and using the benefits of telework & telecommuting.
Here are some examples. Contact
us if you know of others. |
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General |
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Congressional
Telecommute Bill will offer incentives and pollution credits
to 5 US cities |
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The company town:
Better sit down if you're still skeptical about the huge impact
of telework |
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Arizona |
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Phoenix has developed some
great resources to provide
businesses with the tools they need to implement telework
programs or grow the ones they already have. |
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California |
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Santa Barbara County considers dangling $10-a-month carrots to
encourage telecommuting |
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Colorado |
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Denver:
Denver
Regional Council of Governments |
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Connecticut |
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Stamford:
Stamford mayor puts brakes on telecommuting by city workers |
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Florida |
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Tampa Bay:
Telework
Tampa Bay program offers guidance for employers and
employees |
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Minnesota |
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eWorkPlace
Telework Twin Cities is a state-sponsored telework program for
Twin City metro area employers and individuals |
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Massachusetts |
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Boston
mayor urges employers to let
their workers telecommute during
Democratic National Convention |
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Georgia |
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Atlanta
Teleworking takes off in Atlanta |
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Oregon |
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Portland
Mayor Vera Katz: "City Council gives
wholehearted endorsement to telecommuting as an option for city
employees ... Telecommuting is one more way government can help
citizens get more value for their tax dollars, while helping the
environment at the same time. This is the kind of innovative
solution to maintaining livability that Oregon's been known
for." |
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Portland
gives telecommuting a thumbs up following a six-month test
(pdf file) |
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Southeast
Michigan Council of Governments |
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The
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) has a
telecommuting and rideshare program |
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Texas |
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Austin, Texas
City of Austin offers a telework program for its own employees |
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Utah |
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Salt
Lake City initiates Telework 2000: a public-private
sector consortium that can be demonstrated to the world during
the 2002 Winter Olympics |
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Virginia -
Fairfax County |
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Dulles
Regional Chamber of Commerce Honors Teleworkers
Chamber recognizes companies attempting transportation solutions
through teleworking |
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Montgomery County
County encourages businesses to set up teleworking
programs. Incentives include a tax credit of up to $2,000 to
help companies purchase computers used for working at home.
Mirrors similar initiatives in Maryland, California,
New Jersey and Georgia. Companies must ensure computer is used
at home at least 78 days per year, or 1.5 days a week |
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Fairfax County
March 04: Fairfax County government one of the few if not the
only one to meet a regional goal of having 10% of its eligible
work force telecommuting at least once a week |
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Washington DC |
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July 04:
The
Metropolitan Council of Governments (Washington DC ) has
come up with a new way of counting telecommuters and that means
the number of people fitting that category has declined by 25%
It will now only include workers who
spend the entire day teleworking or using a satellite center as
a part time office in the count. Sales and repair people,
consultants and other professionals who were once included among
the estimated 400,000 people who were classified as
telecommuters no longer make the cut. About 11% of the people
employed in the National-Capital area are regular telecommuters,
including roughly 12% of the federal work force. |
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Feb 04
The
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) announces
program to get cars off the road and enhances quality of life, it
provides firms with an important means of business continuity when a
crisis or inclement weather occurs. Program aims to encourage 50,000
more commuters to telework, to reduce traffic congestion and improve
air quality by eliminating 17,000 daily vehicle trips and 550,000
vehicle miles traveled by June 30, 2005. Will give free customized
outreach and training for employers who register, free 60-day free
trials at one of 16 telework centers for federal agencies. |
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Washington
Metropolitan Telework Center |
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Washington,
DC wants 1 in 5 to telecommute by 2005. The Metropolitan
Washington Council of Governments (COG) adopts a
"telework" goal of 20% of the regional workforce by
2005 |
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Zoning
laws and telework |
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Are
you teleworking illegally? Do your zoning bylaws permit
telework? |
