--- title: Walmart is rolling out a new commute - The Hustle description: Remember learning to ride your bike in the school parking lot, or the humbling agony of a Razor scooter obliterating your ankle? Same. But dust off your helmet and hike up your tube socks, because it might be time for a new set of wheels. Walmart Inc. created a position in 2022 called the “director of workplace mobility,” per Bloomberg, image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1545047073-httpsthe-hustle.hubspot.comhubfsDaily20Newsletter20ImagesMarch2030202023Walmart.webp --- # Walmart is rolling out a new commute ![Sara Friedman](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/assets/hubspot.com/web-team/WBZ/HubSpot%20Media/Blog%202021/Images/Nav/Optimized/TheHustle_Icon_Dark.svg) [Sara Friedman](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/sara-friedman) [Sara Friedman Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/sarafriedmannn) Published: April 11, 2023 Updated: October 11, 2023 Remember learning to ride your bike in the school parking lot, or the humbling agony of a Razor scooter obliterating your ankle? ![Walmart is rolling out a new commute](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1545047073-httpsthe-hustle.hubspot.comhubfsDaily20Newsletter20ImagesMarch2030202023Walmart.webp?width=595&height=400&name=1545047073-httpsthe-hustle.hubspot.comhubfsDaily20Newsletter20ImagesMarch2030202023Walmart.webp) Same. But dust off your helmet and hike up your tube socks, because it might be time for a new set of wheels. Walmart Inc. created a [position](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-27/walmart-employees-encouraged-to-commute-without-a-car?sref=3Ac2yX40) in 2022 called the “director of workplace mobility,” per *Bloomberg*, and it could hint at a broader corporate trend. #### **Kourtney Barrett, who was hired for the role, is charged with:** - Getting 10% of employees at the company’s Arkansas headquarters to commute to work by any means other than single-passenger driving by 2025. - Encouraging options like walking, biking, riding a scooter, carpooling, or taking public transportation. To hit the 10% goal, employees must use alternative modes of transportation 2x-3x per week for a year. Currently, less than 1% of the Arkansas workforce meets that standard, so Barrett has her work cut out for her. #### **Riding into the future** Walmart introduced the 10% goal not only to cut carbon emissions, but also to help employees lead healthier lives and decrease local traffic congestion. And it’s blazing a trail that other corporations will likely follow. Per a [report](https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/WLJ7LVP4) from the IBM Institute of Business Value: - Seven in 10 workers say they’re more likely to stay with an employer that has a good reputation for sustainability. - Three in 4 say they expect their employer to take action on social responsibility issues. Could handlebar tassels be the next big office merch category? Here’s hopin’. 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