Employer eNews November 2020
Valuable information for San Mateo County employers (click here to view online). In this issue:
- Maintaining Connection and Culture at Work during COVID
- Telework Panel: Virtual Connection and Culture (online event Dec. 3 @ noon)
- Commute plans for 2021 (brief survey)
- Safe Commute Guide
Bicycling Resources
Interested in a safe, healthy, and fun commute? We have resources to help you with getting on a bike for commuting and recreation, including recordings of our five-part webinar series with Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition.
Guaranteed Ride Home Program
Commute.org has a new program for green commuters! If you walk, bike, take transit, ride a shuttle, or carpool/vanpool to work in San Mateo County, you’re eligible for up to 4 reimbursed Guaranteed Rides Home (GRH) each calendar year. Think of it as your green commute insurance.
The GRH program covers an emergency trip home from work in case of:
- Personal or family Illness/Emergency
- Eldercare or daycare emergency
- Bicycle theft or breakdown
- Inclement weather (for walkers/bicyclists)
- Carpool partner emergency resulting in loss of ride home
When you encounter an emergency on a day that you use a green commute to work, simply use a taxi, Lyft/Uber, or transit service to get home, and then request a reimbursement through Commute.org’s STAR platform.
For complete rules and limitations click here. If you have any questions about the program, reach out to Commute.org via email at support@commute.org.
Become a Commute STAR at my.commute.org!
1. Register or login at my.commute.org
2. Use the trip planner to discover your commute options.
3. Go to your dashboard and log your trips for a chance to win prizes.