One of the easiest and most overlooked ways employers can help employees save money is through pre-tax commuter benefits. These programs allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible commute costs such as transit passes or vanpooling, saving hundreds per year. The best part is: employers can save money too.

A new user-friendly online tool is available for Oregon employers and partners to help calculate the potential reduction in drive-alone commute trips from implementing commute benefit programs and strategies.

In today’s competitive labor market, businesses are rethinking what employee benefits look like. Commute benefits are a smart way to support your staff while improving your company’s bottom line. 

In our recent Commute Benefits for Beginners webinar, we partnered with experts from Get There Portland Metro, TriMet, City of Portland, and local employer LAIKA to talk about how to start your commute benefits program, even on a small budget. The biggest takeaway? It’s easy—here are five ways it benefits you and your employees: 

Join Get There Portland Metro and partners to learn the basics on how to create a commute benefits program for your workplace

Metro, the Portland area regional government, together with ODOT, is excited to announce new support services and programming for regional employers interested in saving money, boosting employee retention and meeting their sustainability goals through commute benefit programs.

The Clackamas County Bicycle Map is an interactive bike map providing information about the best routes for cyclists to use for commuting to work, local utility trips and recreational use. 

TriMet made a major improvement to trimet.org. Now people whose first language is Spanish, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Russian or Korean can view the homepage and rider information in their native language. 

Do you need help getting where you need to go with TriMet? TriMet’s customer support chat offers a new way for riders to connect with their Customer Service team.