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Alliance
Programs

FREE Transit
Tickets

Emergency
Ride Home Program

Vanpool Incentive Program

Carpool Incentive
Program

Bike Parking at
Half Cost

Develop A
Shuttle Program

The Bike and
Pedestrian
Safety Program

Commute Benefits
Program



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Shuttle Programs
Ready to get out of traffic?
Then the Alliance free shuttle service is just the ticket for you! Our conveniently scheduled shuttles carry commuters in comfort from BART and Caltrain to within easy walking distance of many San Mateo County employers. This program provides big benefits for both commuters and the companies they work for.

EMPLOYER Benefits COMMUTER Benefits
Learn about transit agencies serving the San Mateo area Improve recruitment and retention rates
Reduce the need for parking
Access a larger employee base
Improve employee access to transit
Enhance community relations
Freedom from traffic jams
A more relaxing, enjoyable trip to work
Lower cost of getting to work
Free TRY TRANSIT offer

At the Alliance, we focus on promoting easy-to-implement, no-to-low-cost programs, including:

FREE Transit Tickets
Emergency Ride Home Program
Carpool and Vanpool Incentive Programs
Bike Parking at Half Cost
Develop a Shuttle Program
The Bike and Pedestrian Safety Program

If we currently do not have a program that suits your needs, we will work closely with you to customize a solution for you and your employees. Call us for a free consultation at (650) 588-8170.

FREE Transit Tickets
The Official Try Transit Program provides FREE transit tickets to anyone who is interested in trying ONE of the following to get to work: BART, Caltrain, SamTrans, Dumbarton Express, AC Transit M Line or VTA.

Benefits for EMPLOYERS Benefits for COMMUTERS
EMPLOYERS can use this free program administered by the ALLIANCE to beef up new hire packets.

Learn how to offer FREE transit tickets to your employees

COMMUTERS can order free tickets through this program to see how transit can improve their commute.

Learn how you can receive FREE transit tickets


FREE TICKETS ORDER FORM

Emergency Ride Home
You can rest assured as you carpool, vanpool, bus, bike, or walk to work that your employer and the Alliance will be there for you in an emergency. Our Emergency Ride Home program provides employees with a free taxi ride or a 24-hour car rental in the case of an emergency.

We pay 75% for the taxi ride or rental car. The participating employer pays the remaining 25%. Historically, program costs remain very low because emergencies are infrequent. The Alliance can help you design easy administration policies that prevent program abuse. Click here for the Emergency Ride Home brochure.


Benefits for EMPLOYERS Benefits for COMMUTERS
Find out how this program can work for your work site Learn how easy it is to be guaranteed an emergency ride home

Still have questions? Comments? Want to join?

Rebates for new vanpool participants
Do your employees complain about a long commute? Vanpools save money and stress and we will pay your employees to try it!

EMPLOYERS
You will discover how the ALLIANCE vanpool program can help you reduce parking congestion while increasing recruitment and retention rates.

Let the ALLIANCE do all the work while you take the credit for providing your employees with a way to alleviate the stress and expense of commuting by car.

Vanpool advantages for EMPLOYERS Vanpool advantages for EMPLOYEES
Reduced parking congestion
Improved employee recruitment and retention
Effective employee recruitment from a larger geographic area
Improved employee morale and productivity
Reduced the financial, mental, and physical stress associated with long commutes
$500 paid for the first 6 months of driving
Rebates of half of vanpool costs for the first 3 months of riding (up to $80 a month)
Commute costs shared with 7-15 other people

Benefits for EMPLOYERS Benefits for COMMUTERS
Learn how hosting a free vanpool meeting can help your company Learn how you can get paid to try vanpooling (which saves money)

What is a vanpool anyway?
DRIVERS: New driver/rider reimbursement form - Get your FREE MONEY here!
Need a vanpool Partner? 511.org RideMatch Tool for Bay Area Commuters

Carpool Incentives Program
You Pool, We Pay!

If your employees are currently driving alone, and are commuting to, from or through San Mateo County, they are encouraged to try carpooling.

Commute by carpool and we'll buy the gas (or gift card if a clean air vehicle).

Let the ALLIANCE do the work. If your employees form a new carpool with two or more people over the age of 18, or add a new member to an existing car pool, carpool participants will each receive a $60 gas card incentive (or $80 incentive for hybrid or clean air vehicles).

Click here for Carpool Incentive Reimbursement Form
Click here for Hybrid Incentive Reimbursement Form.pdf

Additional Carpool Programs Available

Carpool to College program: Earn a $20 gas card incentive for carpooling to college, a minimum of 2 days per week, during a consecutive 4 week period.
Click here for College Carpool Reimbursement Form.pdf

School Pool program: Earn a $25 gas card incentive for transporting at least 2 children from 2 different households to one school, a minimum of 2 days per week.
Click here for School Pool Reimbursement Form.pdf

Each carpool member is eligible for this one time offer.

Need a carpool Partner? 511.org RideMatch Tool for Bay Area Commuters
To find out how the ridematch tool works, click here.

 

 

     

Carpool Advantages for EMPLOYERS Carpool Advantages for EMPLOYEES
No cost program for employers
Reduce traffic congestion
Alleviate employee stress and expense
Improve employee morale
Use as a recruitment and retention tool
Receive $60 gas card incentive per passenger for two months of carpooling with two other people
Enjoy traveling companions to and from work
Commute costs shared with other passengers
Utilize HOV Lanes with 3 or more passengers
Reduce commute time and stress associated with commute
  Receive $60 gas card incentive per person for your standard carpool
  Receive $80 gas card incentive per person for your (hybrid) carpool
  Receive $80 gift card incentive per person for your clean air vehicle carpool

Bicycle Parking at Half Cost
Encourage your employees to ride their bikes to work by providing secure bicycle parking. Quality bicycle parking encourages bicycle commuting, inexpensively increases the parking capacity of a building, and reduces the demand for costly automobile parking spaces.

We pay half the cost of your new bicycle racks and lockers (up to $500 per unit). The Alliance will also pay up to $200 for installation.

better offer
alliance@commute.org
650-588-8170


Benefits for EMPLOYERS Benefits for COMMUTERS
My Employees Need Bike Parking My Worksite Need Bike Parking

Still have questions? Comments? Want to join?

Develop a Shuttle Program
The ALLIANCE currently provides shuttle services from BART or Caltrain to a multitude of worksites in San Mateo County.

Have a Shuttle? Need a Shuttle?
The ALLIANCE can help with:
Shuttle Marketing
Increasing Ridership
Consortium Building
Shuttle Funding
Shuttle Route Optimization
The ALLIANCE can help with
Joining an Existing Shuttle Consortium
Starting Your Own Shuttle
Finding Shuttle Funding
Route Planning
Shuttle Management

EMPLOYERS COMMUTERS
I need more info on the Alliance shuttle services How can I help start a shuttle where I work?

Find me an existing Shuttle

The Bike and Pedestrian Safety Program
Give your employees a FREE ONE-HOUR bike and pedestrian safety workshop at your jobsite. Just call the ALLIANCE with a time and place. We will do the rest!

EMPLOYERS EMPLOYEES
A biking/walking program will help you:
Alleviate summer parking
Upgrade your company commuter benefits package and teach employees how to use biking/walking as a transit extension.
Improve workplace safety
Enhance community relations
You will learn about:
Bicycling and walking as a safe, stress-relieving commute mode
Traffic laws for bicyclists, pedestrians
Bicycle maintenance tips
Drawings for free bicycle-related prizes

EMPLOYERS COMMUTERS
Learn more about promoting bike and pedestrian safety at your worksite Find out how to attend a Bike and Pedestrian Safety meeting

Safe Bicycling in
San Mateo County Brochure

Download or view PDF files
containing the following chapters:
  1. Fitting & Equipping your Bike
  2. Quick Maintenance Check
  3. Where to Park Your Bike
  4. All About Bike Helmets
  5. Traffic Basics
  6. Lane Positions, Turning & Passing
  7. Trouble Situations
  8. Transit and Hills
  9. Riding at Night & in Bad Weather
  10. Bicyclists' Resources

 

 

Bicicleteando con Seguridad en el Condado de San Mateo

Destacados
Spanish Bike Safety Brochure
  1. Ajustando y equipando su bicicleta
  2. Chequeo Rapido de mantenimiento
  3. Donde estacionar su bicicleta
  4. Todo acerca del casco para ciclistas
  5. Elementos basicos de trafico
  6. Posiciones en el carril, dar vuelta y rebasar en bicicleta
  7. Situacioned de conflicto
  8. Transporte y Subidas
  9. Bicicleteando en la noche y en mal tiempo
  10. Recursos disponibles para ciclistas

Benefits for EMPLOYERS Benefits for COMMUTERS
EMPLOYERS can use this free program administered by the ALLIANCE to beef up new hire packets.

Learn how to offer FREE transit tickets to your employees

COMMUTERS can order free tickets through this program to see how transit can improve their commute.

Learn how you can receive FREE transit tickets

Commute Benefits Program
Looking for a way to promote your business, receive recognition in your community, and help your employees with their commuting expenses? If you are interested in letting us help you get started, email us!

 

San Mateo County’s Transportation Demand Management Agency whose mission to reduce the number of single occupant vehicles traveling in, to or through San Mateo County, reducing vehicle emissions that result in improved air quality.

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