Beverly Hills

Commuter Group Studied

Faced with nearly 100,000 commuters arriving each workday, the city and the Chamber of Commerce plan to join forces to gauge the interest of businesses in forming a transportation coalition.

Since 1980, cities throughout California have formed local transportation management associations to help businesses deal with commuting employees and air-quality regulations.

The study to examine the feasibility of a Beverly Hills group will be funded with a $15,000 grant from Caltrans.

Chamber President Les Bronte said the first phase of the study will be a survey that will be sent to the 640 members of the chamber, the 26 companies in Beverly Hills with more than 100 employees and a random sample of about 400 area businesses.