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learn more prev next bay area commuter benefits program made permanent after achieving strong bi partisan support in the state legislature the bay area commuter benefits program was signed into law by governor edmund g. brown jr. on september 22 . the author of the bill senator steve glazer d orinda called it a great day for the environment a great day for commuters and their employers . senate bill 1128 which passed the state legislature without any opposition authorizes the bay area air quality management district and the metropolitan transportation commission to jointly continue the bay area commuter benefits program a program that requires employers with 50 or more full time employees in the bay area to offer commuter benefits to their employees . employers subject to the program are required by law to register via the program website select a commuter benefit and offer their program to their employees . the goal of the program is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion by using the federal tax code to encourage employees to commute by adopting alternatives to driving alone . for more information click here . 2016 bay area shuttle census public and private shuttle services have become an increasingly vital and visible part of the bay area transportation network . mtc and the bay area council for the past year have teamed to provide for the first time a comprehensive assessment of the region s shuttle resources . together the 35 shuttle sponsors and operators that participated in this first ever shuttle census carried over 9.6 million passengers in 2014 alone more than all but six of the region s public transit agencies . click here to read the full report . traffic challenges in san mateo county let s face it traffic in san mateo county is bad and getting worse . our county is the beneficiary of a robust economy but a by product of that success is traffic congestion that now extends well beyond the traditional peak hour commute periods and locations . while there are some promising projects being considered to ease the traffic congestion in san mateo county most of them are many years and millions of dollars down the road . in the meantime it s up to all of us to make small changes to our commutes so that collectively we can make progress in reducing traffic congestion in the county . can you trade your drive to work for a bike ride or a transit trip how about carpooling with coworkers does your employer have a telework option san mateo county s transportation demand management agency commute.org wants to know if you are up to the challenge . we recognize that most commuters can t leave their cars at home every day but using a commute alternative one or two days a week can make a huge difference . we know that driving alone to and from work has typically been the most convenient option for most commuters but given the increase in traffic over the past couple of years that equation has started to change for many . in an effort to get people to consider options to driving alone commute.org recently hosted a county wide commuter challenge . the 2016 commuter challenge ran for two months apr may 2016 with amazing results . commuter challenge participants logged over 43 000 trips where they used bikes transit walking carpools vanpools and shuttles to commute . 789 000 miles of alternative commutes resulted in an estimated 207 tons of co2 reductions . and those commuters who reported using an active mode like biking or walking burned over 3.3 million calories on their logged commutes . the purpose of the commuter challenge was to get people who regularly drive alone to try active and public transportation or to coordinate with coworkers and friends for a more sustainable commute to work . not only did those commuters save money on their commute but they also made a healthier and environmentally friendly choice when it came to getting to and from work . everyone who logged a trip was eligible to win weekly prizes as well as grand prizes . more importantly those commuters who used alternatives to driving alone did their part to help us improve the quality of life for everyone in san mateo county . even though the challenge is over you can continue using the my.commute.org to plan your commute logs your trips and find rideshare partners . great news for commuters and employers the tax and spending package signed into law late last year included a provision that increases the maximum allowable transit benefit from 130 month to 255 month . this bill permanently restores parity between transit and parking benefits and allows commuters who take public transit or vanpool to save on their transportation costs . this increase applies to companies offering both subsidized transit benefits as well as those allowing employees to contribute pre tax salary towards their transit or vanpool commuting costs . for employees ask your employer about increasing your transit benefit amount for 2016 . the increase will be especially helpful for long distance commuters who travel on bart caltrain and sf bay ferry . for example a monthly pass to ride caltrain from san francisco to menlo park currently costs 179 and a month riding bart roundtrip from berkeley to millbrae can cost over 200 . for employers encourage your employees to increase their benefit amount if needed . this is a valuable employee benefit that can increase satisfaction among staff and also provide tax benefits to your bottom line . whether you implement direct pre tax or combination this is a win for all commuters and employers . if your company does not currently provide a benefit to employees read article below to see if you might be required to do so you could be missing out on significant tax savings while also lacking a key employee recruitment and retention strategy . commute.org can assist your organization in learning more about the pre tax commuter benefits . contact commute.org s employer outreach team for 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