Posts tagged Commuter Benefits
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DC could pay you to ride transit, walk, or bike to work
Although Washingtonians love to bike and walk to work, employer benefits are currently set up to give the biggest reward to people who drive. That might soon change. Keep reading…
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The latest Republican tax bill changes commuter benefits, but probably not yours
The proposed federal tax bill might make employees a bit more cost-conscious about their transportation choices, but largely won't t affect the way most Washingtonians pay for their transit benefits. Keep reading…
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DC is debating a plan that would pay you to walk or bike to work
Although Washingtonians love to bike and walk to work, employer benefits are currently set up to give the biggest reward to people who drive. That might soon change. Keep reading…
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Walk, bike, and transit benefits boost people of all incomes
Last Tuesday, the DC Policy Center wrote that the “DC government does not need to favor those who walk or bike to work. And it should not favor those who drive either.” I agree. Where we differ is that the Policy Center opposes a flexible commuter benefits bill the Coalition for Smarter Growth supports, the Transportation Benefits Equity Act. Keep reading…
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Let’s stop paying people to drive to work
When employers offer free parking at the office or a parking stipend, they're incentivizing workers to commute by driving. If workers could instead use that money to get to work in other ways, like by bike or by foot, fewer people would drive and roads would be less congested. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New name, same taxi game
Taxicab commission changes; Fairfax ups FAR; Plans to hold back the floodwaters; Georgetown connects the bike trails; Still stuck on SunTrust; More residential for Woodley Park; Bike theft doesn’t discriminate; Hit and run; Bike commuter benefits; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ticked off
Bethesda “scare tactics”?; Hogan’s low-scoring choices; 123 Greedy Drive; Pullover king; Who you gonna call?; From radio to housing; From hospital to grocery; Parking benefits drive driving; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transportation for all
Norton backs bikeway; Benefits, please; Uber changes the game; Credit cards on CaBi; Metro’s going green; Stop highway expansion; US lightrail boom; Fast walkers club. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro moves
New Metro rep; Metroway scores; No union; Transit-rich budget; Rethinking in Arlington; Walk safer in Arlington; Parity for commuters; Failure to house; The bus pays. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: How have planners made your daily commute better?
When it comes to getting around, it can be easy to focus on what we wish we had or what’s going wrong. But what about the good stuff that’s already there? We asked our contributors about the best parts of their daily commutes and the planning choices that made them happen. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a lot of votes went to bicycle infrastructure, particularly off-street… Keep reading…