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COMMUTER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Try Transit On Us
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Tired of driving alone to
work? Try taking transit and get a $50 commuter check
towards a monthly MBTA transit pass or a ten-ride ticket
with a private bus carrier.
Some of
the advantages of commuting by public transportation include:
- Saving
time.
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Saving
money.
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Extra time to
read, sleep or review work.
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Helping the
environment.
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Reducing the
country's carbon emissions. According to a
PBS
article,
"personal
vehicles account for 40% of all U.S. oil consumption and 19% of all
U.S. carbon emissions.”
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How Try
Transit On Us works:
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Employees of
Seaport TMA Member Companies who currently drive alone to work
are eligible to register.
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You
will receive a $50 Commuter Check to be used toward the purchase of an MBTA transit, private bus carrier pass,
or other mass transit service provider pass.
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You will
automatically be entered into the Seaport TMA's Guaranteed
Ride Home program which provides you with a free ride home
via a taxi cab in case of emergency, illness, unexpected
overtime.
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Added
Bonus: You may be eligible for a transit subsidy through
your employer. To see if your employer provides a transit
subsidy, please contact the Seaport TMA.
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In order to
enroll in Try Transit On Us we must
receive your request by 12:00pm on the 5th of the month prior.
For example: December 5th is the last day to enroll for the
January transit benefit.
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Space in the
program is LIMITED and is based on a first-sign up,
first-registered basis. In
order to make the program fair and open to as many commuters as
possible, previous participants are not eligible.
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