GOALS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Annual Reports

Each year the CTR law requires employers to fill out an Employer Annual Report and Program Description form.  This is your opportunity to report the program elements you used to promote alternatives to driving alone, the progress you've made toward meeting CTR goals, and your plan in the upcoming year.  Annual Reports are typically due the end of February each year.

This annual report must be submitted to Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) for review and approval.  TRPC establishes and informs employers of their annual report due date. 

Annual Reports are completed online at:  

www.ctrsurvey.org/annualreport/

The annual report prompts employers to provide the following information:

A general description of the employment site.  For example, the location, transportation characteristics, and surrounding services, including unique conditions experienced by the employer or its employees.

Employee information.  The number of employees affected by the CTR program, and the number of employees participating in the CTR program.

Parking information.  How much parking is available on and off site and the cost (paid by employee and employer).

Program information and promotion.  A description of each of the CTR measures (i.e., program elements) that were in effect for the previous year, as well as a description of those CTR measures proposed for the upcoming year.

Information about you.  How long have you been an ETC?  What kind of training have you completed?  Do you have a committee?

Management signature.  Your annual report must be signed by the highest ranking official at your worksite (e.g., the CEO), or, for public sector worksites, the head of your agency.  The state requires this signature in order to demonstrate to management the importance of CTR and to get their support on the worksite's CTR program.

Tips for Effective Annual Reporting

Once TRPC has received your complete annual report, staff will review it to make sure your worksite has made a good faith effort to implement your CTR program.  If a worksite hasn't made progress, TRPC may suggest or require modifications to the program.  In addition, the program review will make sure that:

• The minimum requirements of the law were met.
• The prior year's program was implemented.
• The proposed program is strong enough to likely achieve next year's SOV and/or VMT goals.