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Commuter Benefits

Do you ride public transit or vanpool to work? Is your drive to work too expensive? If so, you could be saving up to 40% on your commuting expenses!

Commuter Benefits is a federally approved program that allows employee pre-tax deductions up to $230 per month to pay for transit and vanpool expenses. Employees and employers save on their taxes. Pre-tax deductions for transit are a great financial incentive to encourage commuters to use driving alternatives. Using driving alternatives helps relieve traffic congestion and maintains good air quality, making our neighborhoods better places to live and work.

For more information, please choose from the following sections:

• San Francisco Commuter Benefits Ordinance
• I am an employer. How do I offer the benefit?
• I am an employee. How do I get my employer to offer the benefit?
• I am a CCSF employee. Am I eligible?
• Do you have commuter benefits materials in other languages?

San Francisco's Commuter Benefits Ordinance

Effective January 19, 2009, all employers in San Francisco that have 20 or more employees are required to offer a commuter benefits program. To learn more about this ordinance, please see:

• Ordinance Text
• Ordinance Factsheet & FAQ
• Compliance Procedures

I am an employer. How do I offer the benefit?

Thousands of employers in San Francisco and across the country are offering the benefit to their employees. You could be taking advantage of this savings, too! To get started, please see:

• Employer's Guide to SF Commuter Benefits
• Sample Employee Commuter Benefits Enrollment Form

If you have any questions or concerns about setting up a program, please contact:
The Clean Air and Transportation Program
(415) 355-3727
commuterbenefits@sfgov.org


I am an employee. How do I get my employer to offer the benefit?

To participate in commuter benefits, your employer must offer it. Experience shows that most employers institute commuter benefits because their employees asked for it. Here are some steps you can take to get your employer to offer commuter benefits:

1. Tell your boss or HR manager about commuter benefits and get them to visit http://www.commuterbenefits.org.


2. Give your employer a copy of the Employer's Guide to SF Commuter Benefits.
3. Speak with other employees at your work place and have them request commuter benefits.
4. Put a note in the suggestion box at your workplace.
5. Speak to your union about including commuter benefits as an employee benefit.

I am a City and County of San Francisco employee. Am I eligible?

Yes! The City of San Francisco administers a Commuter Benefits program for their employees. The current vendor is Fringe Benefits Management Company (FBMC). For important deadlines, enrollment information, and available transit media, please see:

• FBMC Commuter Benefits Flyer
• FBMC Commuter Benefits User Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions

You can enroll in the Commuter Benefits Program through the Fringe Benefits Management Company (FBMC) online at http://www.myfbmc.com or by calling 1 (800) 342-8017.

If you have any questions or concerns about the CCSF commuter benefits program please contact:

Adeline Canez
(415) 355-3729
adeline.canez@sfgov.org

Do you have commuter benefits materials in other languages?

Yes! Please see our General Factsheets:

• English
• Chinese
• Spanish

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