About

The Best Workplaces for Commuters is a national program that recognizes employers that offer exemplary commuter benefits to staff. Members enjoy benefits including:

Benefits

National recognition as a Best Workplace for Commuters employer (or BWC WorkSITE)
Organization listed as participant on both national and regional BWC websites
Framed certificate and plaque to display
Access to regional networking and recognition events including the Golden Modes awards
ceremony held annually, in November
Web conferences and training to implement commuter benefits programming
Regional staff resources to assist with your program outreach and implementation
National peer to peer conference calls to share and compare exemplary commuter benefits
and practices
Materials to promote your BWC designation (window cling, official display award, etc.)

Retention & Recruitment

Offering low-cost commuter benefits helps improve employee recruiting and retention. Being recognized as a Best Workplace for Commuters makes those benefits visible and marketable.

Technical Assistance

Regular webinars with experts and peers, a library of online reference materials, and staff members who can answer your questions directly both on a local and national level.

Networking

Interact with employers across the Triangle and across the country who are finding innovative ways to decrease commuter stress and cost. Learn from organizations implementing solutions nationally and discuss best practices and new solutions to keep your organization competitive.

National BWC

Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC) is an innovative membership program that provides qualified employers with national recognition and an elite designation for offering outstanding commuter benefits. Employers and developments that meet the National Standard of Excellence in commuter benefits can get on the list of Best Workplaces for Commuters.

Commute Friendly NC

Commute Friendly NC is a new, statewide recognition program that is rolling out in the summer of 2021! This program will provide a simple and easy-to-use platform to recognize and celebrate the leadership of all those NC businesses and organizations (large and small), as a complementary program to National BWC, offering different levels of recognition.