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.
universal pass
universal pass
for employers
for employers
In addition to the many programs the TMA offers to the end user - the employee, there are a couple of employer-based programs that require a more top down approach...
Universal Pass is an enormously successful annual transit pass program that requires employers to purchase transit passes for all of their 'qualified' employees allowing the company to purchase the passes at a reduced rate.
