emergency ride home
The Emergency Ride Home program provides a free ride home for employees who carpool, take transit, bicycle, or walk to work and need a ride home during work hours because of an emergency. To be eligible, companies must have worksites located in the TriMet service area and offer a minimum subsidy of $10 per month to employees who use alternative transportation (participation in the Universal Pass program qualifies). Companies must have a Transportation Coordinator (TC) or similar staff person who can administer and promote the program.
How It Works
TriMet provides your company with Emergency Ride Home vouchers—the number received depends on the size of the company. If an employee needs to use the service, the TC fills out a voucher and calls one of the participating taxi companies. The taxi driver completes the form and gives a copy to the employee. The employee returns the voucher to the TC, and the taxi company bills TriMet directly.
For more information about Emergency Ride Home, contact TriMet Employer Programs at 503-962-7670 or employerprograms@trimet.org
Emergency Ride Home Benefits
- The program is free for companies participating in a transit pass or commute option subsidy program.
- Very little administrative paperwork—TriMet deals directly with the taxi companies.
- Employees have a safety net when they take transit to work, so more employees are likely to participate in transit pass or commute subsidy programs.
