Welcome to the Public Engagement Page for the City of Roanoke Love your Commute Program
📝Love Your Commute Employee Survey
Program Background
Love Your Commute is a new City of Roanoke initiative that helps employees make their daily commute easier, healthier, and more sustainable.
The program encourages everyone to reduce drive-alone trips by choosing alternatives like bus transit, biking, walking, or carpooling.
By participating, you’ll:
- Save money on gas and parking
- Stay active and healthy
- Help reduce traffic and emissions in our community
This program is open to all City of Roanoke employees. More details on program benefits and how to participate will be shared soon!
Love Your Commute supports the City’s sustainability goals by:
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Improving employee health and well-being
- Lowering commuting costs for staff
- Promoting awareness of commuter tax benefits
Outreach Events
2025 Employee Health Fair
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback about their commute at the City of Roanoke’s Health, Benefits and Wellness Fair!
Plan you Commute
Plug in the start and end of your commute, and find the transportation options for you. The ConnectingVA Trip Planner lets you compare travel options, find carpool, vanpools, transit and bike routes for your commute.
Resources
How to ride Valley Metro
Learn how to ride Valley Metro
FAQ's
Program Working Group
The City of Roanoke - Office of Sustainability is leadign this initiative, with the help of a working group represented by:
- Leigh Anne Weitzenfeld, Sustainability Coordinator - Project Lead
- Olivia Eaton, GIS Project Leader
- Adam Fajardo, Community Engagement Manager
- Helen Ferguson, Strategic Projects and Grants Manager
- Mason Handke, Traffic Engineer Tech II
- Rob Issem, Complete Streets & Vision Zero Coordinator
- Doug Jackson, Arts & Culture Coordinator
- Ronnie Moore, Custodian
- Tim Pohlad-Thomas, Events Coordinator - Parks and Recreation
- Renee Powers, Trails and Greenway Coordinator
- Katie Slusher, Planning and Development Coordinator - Parks and Recreation
- Andrea Garland, Director of TDM - Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission - Project Support
- Laura Hartman, Bus Riders of Roanoke Advocacy Group (BRRAG)
- William Long, Director of Transit Planning at Valley Metro
- Ken McLeod, Pedal Safe Roanoke
- Jessica Mahuron, Public Engagement Manager - RVARC
