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COMMUTER PROGRAMS
Try Transit
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Tired of driving alone to
work? We will give you a $50 commuter check each month for
three months if you stop driving alone. Apply this towards
the purchase of a monthly MBTA, vanpool or private bus carrier pass
and try transit on us.
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: According to a recent
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 Works:
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Employees of
Seaport TMA Member Companies
who currently drive alone to work are eligible.
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Receive a $50 Commuter Check
each month for three months to be used towards your purchase
of an MBTA pass, private bus carrier pass,
or other mass transit service pass. In order to receive each check,
you must complete the
monthly
report at least two weeks prior to the
beginning of the next month so that you will receive your
check in time to purchase your pass.
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Automatic
registration in Guaranteed
Ride Home program, which provides you with a free ride home
via a taxi in case of emergency, illness, unexpected
overtime while at work when you aren't driving your car.
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After the
three months is up, you may be eligible for a transit subsidy
through your employer. To see if your employer provides a
transit subsidy, contact Seaport TMA.
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In order to
enroll 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 benefit.
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