Silver Spring Company Named A Best Workplace For Commuters

SILVER SPRING, MD — A Silver Spring company is one of 225 workplaces in the U.S. that made the "Best Workplace for Commuters in 2018" list. The list is created annually by the Florida-based program Best Workplaces for Commuters, managed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration was the only company in Silver Spring to make the list, which recognizes companies that meet the program's National Standard of Excellence. Only one other Maryland company was honored — The Cadmus Group, Inc. in Bethesda.

To make the list, workplaces must have at least 14 percent of employees who do not drive alone to and from work within a one-year period.

Employers must submit an online application annually to qualify and show how they "provide employees with access to commuter-friendly programs, such as discounted transit passes, telework, secure bicycle storage, and emergency ride home programs," Julie Bond, Program Manager for Best Workplaces for Commuters and Senior Researcher at the Center for Urban Transportation Research, said.

The FDA Headquarters is a 670 acre campus located at 10903 New Hampshire Ave. in White Oak. The campus is about 1.15 miles north of the Capital Beltway, Interstate 495, and 0.75 mile south of U.S. Highway 29, Colesville Road. The closest metro station is Silver Spring, about eight miles away. Ride-On Bus route 22 operates from the metro station to the White Oak Campus.

"Not only are these employers changing how America commutes, they know that it makes good business sense to provide commuter programs to employees," Bond said.

Photo of White Oak Campus via FDA