PEARL RIVER – And the winner is… employees of Rockland County.

The third annual Regional Commuter Choice Awards have been presented by Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Executive Director Joel Ettinger.

The awards were presented to employers that provide innovative ways for their workers to commute, said Ettinger.

“These employers look after their employees to try to find ways so that they don’t have to drive in a car alone to work,” he said. “These employers are looking at innovative approaches to get people onto transit, to get people into carpools and to get people into vanpools and in some cases, even bicycle or walk to work.”

The Leadership Award was presented to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Outstanding Achievement awards were presented to the County of Rockland, Dress Barn and Lamont-Doherty. The Innovator award was presented to Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.