Help Your Members Build Better Employee Commutes

Many businesses face the same workforce challenges: when getting to work gets harder for workers, so do hiring, retention, and day-to-day staffing. Long commutes, rising transportation costs, and limited transit access for shift schedules are all challenges that workers are struggling to overcome to get to work. 

Get There Portland Metro is a free service that helps area employers solve their employee’s transportation challenges by connecting them to practical commute options, such as walking, biking, carpooling, vanpooling, and using public transit.

How Chambers and Business Associations Can Help

Chambers and business organizations are trusted messengers for local employers. By introducing Get There Portland Metro to your members, you can help businesses learn about no-cost and low-cost ways to improve their employee commutes.

Get There Portland Metro can support your members with:

  • Rewards and incentives for trying travel options 

  • Information about vanpool subsidies and other commute options

  • Commuter tax benefit program advice

  • On-site events and outreach support to help employers promote commute benefits to employees

  • Free online trip planning and carpool matching tools


Connect Your Members to Free Commute Support

Get There Portland Metro offers several ways for your members to get started:

  • Free Employer Commute Benefit Guide: A practical resource employers can use to understand available commute options, employee benefits, and simple ways to support reliable, affordable trips. Download the Guide here.

  • 30-Minute Commute Consultation: A quick conversation with Get There Portland Metro to identify commute solutions that fit an employer’s workforce, location, schedules, and business needs. Schedule a consultation here.

  • Vanpool Support for Employers: Get There Portland Metro can help connect employers to vanpool subsidy information that makes shared rides to work more affordable for employees. Vanpooling allows 5 to 12 people to ride together and can be especially useful for long-distance commuters, off-peak schedules, or worksites where transit is limited or unavailable. Contact us for more information here.

Interested in sharing these resources with your members? Let’s connect: Katie Farwell, katie@getthereportlandmetro.org.