Connecticut honored more than two dozen employers on Tuesday for encouraging their workers to carpool as part of the 2010 Earth Day Commuter Challenge, ultimately saving more than $1.1 million in commuting expenses.
Aetna, the insurance company headquartered in Hartford, reduced the most car trips with 24,527. Cartus in Danbury placed second with 16,531 reduced trips, and Travelers Companies, Inc., with major operations in Hartford, placed third with 15,497.
The commuter challenge was the final leg of a year-long state campaign to reduce drive-alone commuting. More than 10,000 participants reduced 227,170 vehicle trips from May 2009 to April 2010.
The other employers honored Tuesday included RBS Americas, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Department of Health, the Hartford Financial Services Group, Yale University, Central Connecticut State University, AT&T, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, CitationAir, Hamilton Sunstrand, Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Hartford Stage, Hartford Steam Boiler, Hewitt Associates, MBI, Inc., Otis Elevator Company, Pfizer, Pratt & Whitney, University of Connecticut and Wesleyan University.
