The Rising Cost of Commuting: Developing a Transportation Benefits Plan

• Overview

1 in 5 people have left their job in the past few years solely because of their commute.Have you lost employees because of the commute, want to save money on parking, do you have sustainability goals that you have to meet? If you have said yes to any of these questions, this information is for you. During this topic a national recognized expert in commuter programs will go over the basics of providing employees with options and what you need to do to save money, keep employees happy, and reduce your environmental footprint.

Authors

Agenda

Setting the Stage

• Cost of Congestion

• Employee Recruitment Retention

Transportation Benefit Programs - the Transportation Fringe Benefit

• What Is the Transportation Fringe Benefit

• Basics

• Providing the Benefit - What Does It Entail

• Tax Benefits for Employers

• Tax Benefits for Employees

• Benefits of the Benefit

• Transit Benefits Effectiveness

Other Employer Sponsored Programs

• Promoting Telework

- Benefits

- Setting up a Program

• Multimodal Platforms

- Basics

- Setting up Incentive Programs and Identifying Providers

• Other Low Cost-High Effectiveness Strategies

List of Resources