Highlights from WeDriveU’s presentation on commuter shuttles for essential workers.

WeDriveU was pleased to join TransitScreen’s webinar on post-COVID alternative commuting modes. Panelists touched on ways to make the commuting experience as safe as possible for employees, including communication tips and case studies from WeDriveU’s head of Customer Success, Shawn Kelly.

Jump to Shawn’s segment or read on for an excerpt from TransitScreen’s webinar recap [re-posted with permission].

Communication

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According to TransitScreen’s blog, “Now is not the time to keep your employees in the dark about your return-to-the-office plans! Everyone’s life has been turned upside-down — not only at the beginning of quarantine, but as companies begin making moves to return to the office.

Parents have made new arrangements for their childcare. Home lives have changed in order to make productive work environments. Now is the time to communicate – and then some – with your employees. Your commuting program needs to be included in this conversation.

Panelist Shawn Kelly, Managing Director of Customer Success at WeDriveU, gave us this inspiration. He said, “Over-communicating is one of the most important things you can do. When it comes to transportation options, it’s no different.”

“Over-communicating is one of the most important things you can do. When it comes to transportation options, it’s no different.” – Shawn Kelly

Your employees need (and want!) to know what you’re doing for them and their safety. If you want them to come back to the office in any capacity, you need to gain their trust and confidence. If they don’t feel comfortable with the commuting options and protocols you put in place, why would they trust the physical office environment would be any different?

It’s more important to over-communicate in order to gain your employees trust, than to leave them in the dark and create uncomfortable, and potentially dangerous, commute and work environments. If your employees aren’t aware of the effort you’re making to make their commute safer, they will most likely resort to driving alone, which isn’t sustainable from infrastructural or environmental standpoints.”

Shawn also shared WeDriveU case studies on commuter shuttles in retail, higher ed and manufacturing, plus lots of safe shuttle tips.

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Planning return to office transportation? Visit our Return to Office Shuttle Resource Center or reach out. We’re here to help.

More Resources

Read TransitScreen’s webinar recap

Watch TransitScreen’s full webinar replay

Don’t miss TransitScreen’s Sept. 23 webinar, “Gearing Up You Workplace for the Commute” with our friends from HqO and Bikes Make Life Better.