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SF Environment is dedicated to reducing the number of single-occupant vehicles getting to and from work in San Francisco. For commuters, we help you find ways to get to work and school that are faster, cheaper, and easier. For local businesses, we offer free assistance to establish programs that encourage employees to walk, bike, take transit or rideshare to work.
Programs We Offer:
- Commuter Benefits: We offer free, customized assistance for local businesses to establish a commuter benefits program for employees. Free services include a comprehensive employee transportation survey, analysis, and mapping to comply with the San Francisco Commuter Benefits Ordinance. For City and County of San Francisco employees, we administer the Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits program.
- Emergency Ride Home: Anyone who works in San Francisco is eligible to be reimbursed for their ride home if an emergency arises on a day they walked, biked, rode transit or shared a ride to work.
- Rideshare: We offer a free ridematching service to help you find carpools or vanpools heading towards the same destination.
Events and Consultations:
- Tabling: As part of our marketing and outreach services, SF Environment will participate in employee events—such as health, benefits, and transportation fairs—at your worksite. Events are a great way to promote commute alternatives to your employees and provide them an opportunity to directly meet and talk with our staff about their commute options.
- Consultations: Learn how to set up commuter benefits, emergency ride home or ridesharing through a one-on-one consultation with SFE staff. We can provide you with employee surveys, maps of employee residential clusters and a personalized rideshare webpage.
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Learn more about our:
For more information, contact:
CommuteSmart
San Francisco Department of the Environment (SF Environment)
City & County of San Francisco
Phone: (415) 355-3727
Email: CommuteSmart@sfgov.org
Our programs are funded by:
Energy
A dynamic city like San Francisco requires the efficient use of clean, renewable energy to meet the needs of today and future generations. Our innovative policies and programs help San Franciscans use energy wisely, while saving money and reducing environmental impacts.
Transportation
SF Environment aims to reduce travel-created carbon by getting people out of cars and instead traveling by walking, biking or public transit. We also are greening the City fleet of vehicles and encourage the public to reduce their impact by supporting cleaner fuels and vehicles.
Zero Waste
Imagine a world in which nothing goes to landfills or to incinerators. We think it is achievable, and SF Environment is doing everything we can to make it happen.
Toxics & Health
As the first city to adopt the Precautionary Principle, San Francisco strives to protect the health of its residents, visitors and the local environment. SF Environment develops programs and policies to help individuals and businesses make safer choices in products, practices and services.
Buildings & Environments
San Francisco is habitat for 800,000 people – meeting needs for space to work, play, and learn; for food, water, and air; for community with local flora and fauna. SF Environment provides support for urban agriculture and forestry and green buildings, helping residents and businesses harness environmental opportunities.
Education & Equity
SF Environment focuses on building community capacity - engaging people throughout the City’s neighborhoods and providing them with the tools, education, and job opportunities to ensure that the places where we live, play, learn, and work are safe and healthy.
Climate Change
Reducing carbon emissions is central to ensuring a sustainable future for San Francisco. Climate change will bring unstable weather, rising sea levels and damage to our city’s natural habitat and infrastructure. SF Environment is committed to mobilizing the City to deal with Climate Change.






