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Commuter Solutions
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September 18, 2006 |
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In This Issue ETC Corner Business Commute Challenge Working Together to Keep You Moving! Fall Service Adjustments (Effective
Susan Tatar, LCC’s employee
transportation coordinator, arranged for Commuter Solutions to have an
information table at their New Student Orientation event in August. We provided information to over 100 new students
on transit routes, carpooling, and obtaining their group pass stickers. We encourage you to print and post
these flyers and posters at your workplace to inform your employees of
transportation options and regional road projects. Rising
Gas Price Poster LINKS Eugene
Walking & Biking Summit Commuter Solutions P.O. Box 7070 Commutersolutions@ltd.org www.commutersolutions.ltd.org Connie Bloom Williams Marcia Maffei Bob Ransom |
Commuter
Solutions
will be offering a $10 Shell Gas Card for the first 100 carpoolers to
register in our ridematching database. Did you know that by
participating in LTD’s Group Pass Program (GPP) your organization is eligible
for the Oregon Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC)? The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)
state tax credit program offers tax credits (between 25 and 35 percent!) on
your investment in most transportation-related expenses. This is an easy way to lower the costs of
the transportation benefits that you provide for your employees. You could be saving over one-third of what
you are now spending. To receive your tax credit on Group Pass Program or other
transportation options expenses, you must submit an application to
the ODOE prior to the signing of your
GPP contract renewal. If you have
any questions regarding the tax credit, please contact the Oregon Department
of Energy at (800) 221-8035, visit their Web site, or contact our office at
682-6213. Commuter
Solutions will be holding a luncheon for our Group Pass Partners’ Employee
Transportation Coordinators at the Oregon Electric Station. Please mark your calendar for noon on Wednesday, October 25,
and watch the mail for your invitation! BOOK
YOUR TRANSPORTATION FAIR NOW! It’s
Free and Easy We will come to your place of business to provide information
on transportation options and trip planning.
We will promote your Group Pass and Emergency Ride Home benefit
programs to your employees and assist them with carpool/vanpool matching, and
transit and bike trip planning. Call
Tracy at 682-6213 for more information or to schedule your fair today! IT’S FUN – IT’S FREE AND IT’S GREAT FOR
BUSINESS! Get ready for the 2006 Eugene Business Commute Challenge!
Encouraging employees to find another way to get to work leaves more parking
spaces for customers, promotes employee fitness (for those who bicycle and
walk), relieves traffic congestion in the streets (making it easier for
customers and employees to get to local businesses), saves your employees
money on gas, and assists Eugene businesses in becoming more sustainable.
Eugene Public Library
– Bascom/Tykeson Room All
participating businesses and their employees have an opportunity to win great
prizes and awards. The Eugene Business Commute Challenge, an award
winning program, is sponsored by the City of Eugene, LTD, Commuter Solutions,
PeaceHealth, and the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. LTD
TESTS EMX TRANSIT LANE Further
testing of software and operation tasks will begin in October.
Some testing may be with LTD’s existing articulated vehicles. The
EmX vehicle is expected to arrive around mid-October. Soon after that,
the public will begin to see the EmX vehicle on route as part of the testing
and training schedule. Service on EmX is scheduled to begin December
17, 2006. Check out the photos
and video of this inaugural drive along the Franklin corridor! Beginning
September 1, 2006, the Emergency Ride Home program will be included in all
Group Pass Program contracts at no extra cost! The Emergency Ride Home (ERH) program
provides a free taxi ride for any employee who travels to work by bus, bike,
carpool, vanpool or walking, and who needs a ride in a qualified
emergency. There is no cost to you or
your employee, and administration of the program consists of distributing the
Taxi Voucher at the time of the emergency.
Look for the ERH Program Overview and Agreement in your contract
renewal information. WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP YOU MOVING!
Smart
Ways to School offers free services to connect families so students can walk,
bike, carpool, or ride a bus to school.
For more information visit http://www.swts.ltd.org or call 682-6212.
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