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City of Elk Grove
Transit Services (e-tran)
10250 Iron Rock Way,
Suite 200
Elk Grove, CA 95624
(916) 68E-TRAN
(916) 683-8726
Toll Free: 511
TDD/TTY: 711
FAX: 916-714-4635
transit@elkgrovecity.org
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Commuter Alternatives: Commuter Benefits
Best Workplaces for Commuters
The Best Workplaces for CommutersSM is a free and voluntary program, recognizing employers offering significant commuter benefits to employees. Employers who make the list offer employees key commuting benefits such as employer provided transit passes, vanpool subsidies, bike commuter facilities, onsite day care, and telework programs.
Through inclusion on the 2006 Sacramento Region Best Workplaces for CommutersSM list, your organization will enjoy:
- Public Recognition for being commuter-friendly and socially responsible.
- Training to help implement commuter benefits
- Web-based tools to help you calculate the overall financial, environmental and traffic improvements associated with your commuter benefits.
- One-on-one assistance to answer program questions provides tips and resources, and helps recognize your achievements.
- Networking opportunities with peers and experts in the field to exchange ideas and learn new strategies.
More information regarding the Best Workplaces for CommutersSM program and its benefits can be found at www.bwc.gov.
More information on the Sacramento Region Best Workplaces for Commuters can be found by clicking here.
Commuter Tax Benefits
Did you know you could pay for certain commute costs with pre-tax dollars and reap the benefits every day? Under Section 132F of the federal tax code, an employer can offer its employees up to $110 per month for transit and vanpool costs and up to $215 in qualified parking costs.
Here’s how to take advantage of the benefit:
- Find out if your employer offers Commuter Tax Benefits. Your Human Resources staff should be able to tell you. If they don't, you can see if they'll consider offering it. Or, you can contact the City of Elk Grove Transit Services staff at (916) 687-3031 or email transit@elkgrovecity.org and we’ll contact your employer about the program.
If you are driving a van, but your vanpool is not registered with 511 Ridematch Service, you may be missing out on some of these great benefits. Click here for more detail. - Make sure you’re using a qualifying commute alternative. The benefit is available to commuters who are in a vanpool, take public transit or use qualified parking. (Carpooling is unfortunately not a qualified alternative because it is difficult to account for its costs. Click here for more details.
- Visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to learn about Commuter Tax Benefits. Click here for more details. You can click here for the manual on employer fringe benefits.
- Download the flyer on starting to implement the Commuter Tax Benefit program. Click here for the flyer.
- Visit the Best Workplaces for Commuters and try out the Calculator to see the benefits available to your business for implementing a commuter benefit for your employees. Click here for the calculator.
