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Welcome carpoolers! Rideshare Rewards is dedicated to you. Earn rewards and enjoy time with friends and colleagues as you beat the rush hour blues. Carpooling saves you money on gas and car wear and tear—now win prizes!
New Carpoolers: FREE Gas and Safeway Gift Cards
Listen up solo commuters! If you switch to carpooling and work in the nine-county Bay Area you can win FREE gas or Safeway gift cards.
Earn $10 for every five days you carpool within a 90-day period, up to $100. And one lucky commuter wins $1,000 in gift cards in a grand prize drawing.
Rideshare Rewards runs from March 1 through October 31, 2007, or until funds are depleted. It’s first come, first serve, so sign up now!
Need to find a carpool partner? Sign up for VTA’s FREE online RideMatch Service.

Drive-alone commuters who switch to carpooling and work in the nine-county Bay Area. This is for NEW carpoolers only. Read eligibility guidelines

Rideshare Rewards Spring 2007 carpoolers can spin the wheel weekly for prizes. Gas cards! A brand new bicycle! Coffee drinks! Spin the wheel and win, as long as you carpool at least once a week.
Read eligibility guidelines

Step one: Find a carpool partner! Sign up in our free online RideMatch Service to find potential matches, or recruit co-workers, friends and family.

Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) is a benefit offered by many counties and employers to take the worry of being “stranded without a car” out of ridesharing. The program provides commuters who regularly carpool, vanpool, bike, walk or take transit to work with a reliable and free ride home – usually in a taxi or rental car – when unexpected emergencies arise.
Program details, including eligibility, ride home logistics and types of emergencies covered, vary from program to program depending on what organization is administering the benefit. To find out if there is a GRH program in your home or work county, visit the County Incentives section of this website.
In general, GRH programs follow these guidelines:

GRH may be used in cases of:

Did you know you can pay for certain commute costs with pre-tax dollars and reap the benefits every day? Under Section 132F of 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 an Employer Services Representative of the 511 Regional Rideshare Program and we’ll contact your employer about the program.

If you are driving a van, but your vanpool is not registered with our 511 Ridematch Service, you may be missing out on some of these great benefits.

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 on County Incentives to learn about local incentives available for carpoolers.)

If you would like to learn more about Commuter Tax Benefits and your employer can’t answer your questions, you can contact the resources listed below. Please note that these contacts do not have tax specialists on staff and are not qualified to give out tax advice.

Whether your employer has five or 50,000 employees, Eco Pass can make a difference. Eco Pass provides employers of all sizes with a way to offer an attractive, low-cost employee benefit and to lessen the demand for on-site parking.
Employers purchase annual Eco Pass stickers for all full-time employees at a given worksite, paying one low cost. Pricing levels - which are based on proximity to VTA services and your number of employees - are just a fraction of the cost of standard monthly passes.
Your employees simply affix the stickers to the back of their VTA-produced photo ID cards, and the entire VTA fleet is at their service.

Want to help your employees find better, more economical ways to get to work? The 511 Regional Rideshare Program offers a variety of free services and tools to help you put together a successful Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program at your worksite.

Consultations 511 Regional Rideshare Program staff has a wealth of knowledge about programs to save your company money, make your employees happier, improve productivity and decrease time lost sitting in traffic. Contact the employer services representative in your area to set up a consultation.

Marketing and Outreach Promoting commute alternatives at your worksite is easy. We'll provide you with all the materials and advice you need to create a great worksite promotion. Call an employer services representative to learn more about promoting commute alternatives at your worksite.

Work Site Events As part of our marketing and outreach services, the 511 Regional Rideshare Program's employer services representative will participate in employee events, such as health and transportation fairs, at your worksite. Events are a great way to promote commute alternatives to your employees and provide them an opportunity to directly meet and talk with 511 Regional Rideshare Program staff about their commute options. Contact an employer services representative in your area to plan an event.

Employee Surveys The 511 Regional Rideshare Program can help you set up an online employee transportation survey. The results will help you design effective transportation incentive programs and determine the best strategies to improve your employees’ commutes. Click here to see a sample of this survey.

Density Maps The 511 Regional Rideshare Program can provide large-scale, color maps that display where your employees live. These free maps will help you determine which commute options work best for your employees and can be obtained by speaking with an employer services representative.

Relocation Assistance If your business is in the process of moving or planning a move in the future, 511 Regional Rideshare Program staff can facilitate a smooth transition for you and your employees. Just call an employer services representative to help you create a customized transportation plan for your employees.

Online Ridematching Finding a way to work has never been easier! With just a few clicks, the 511 Regional Rideshare Program's 511 RideMatch Service instantly matches individuals with other people making the same commute.

Vanpool Formation and Support If you think vanpooling may be an option at your worksite, we can help you set up vanpools from start to finish. Vanpools can save employees money and increase the likelihood they will arrive at work refreshed rather than stressed. Click here to learn more about the benefits of vanpooling.

Commute Incentives Employees who use commute alternatives to driving alone can benefit from a variety of incentives, including commuter tax breaks, free bridge tolls, access to carpool lanes and financial incentives offered at the county level. If you would like to learn more about the perks of using a commute alternative, click here.

Employer Referrals Want to know what other companies are doing to promote commute alternatives? The 511 Regional Rideshare Program can refer you to other employers that are willing to share advice about their TDM programs. Contact an employer services representative if you would like a referral list.