Arlington Public Schools have a goal for only 75 percent of teachers and staff to drive alone to work by 2021. That would mean that 1 in 4 find some other way to get to school, like carpooling, the bus, the Metro, biking, walking, or scootering.
And while 75 percent still means a lot of cars on the roads in Virginia and the Washington DC region, APS has already knocked that percentage down 5 percent in just the last three years, largely through partnership with the county’s Arlington Transportation Partners program.
Elizabeth Denton is ATP’s schools lead tells the teachers that “you’re here for the children; I’m here for you” and “it’s always exciting to hear from the teachers who are making The Switch.” This video in our series, The Switch, highlights Arlington’s first-in-the-nation teachers and staff commuting program.