How to Start a Transportation Plan

So where do you begin? How do you know what to include in your company's employer transportation plan? How do you know it's going to work once it's in place?

TriMet can help, with expert guidance from our marketing representatives and tools that let you design a customized plan perfectly suited to your business's specific needs. More than 400 metro-area employers use our transit pass programs.

1. Survey your employees
2. Choose a transit pass plan and decide how much to subsidize
3. Designate a transportation coordinator

1. Survey your employees.

First, you need to find out how your employees are currently getting to work and which commute options are of interest to them. We'll help you set up and conduct the survey, then we process them, analyze the results and provide a written report—all at no cost to you.

2. Choose a transit pass plan and decide how much to subsidize.

Based on what you learn from the employee surveys, we'll help you select the transit pass plan and commute options that are the best fit for your company. Remember, most transportation-related subsidies are tax-deductible.

3. Designate a transportation coordinator.

Someone on your staff will need to manage and promote your new transportation program. This employee transportation coordinator will also serve as a liaison between your company and TriMet. We'll set him or her up with free training and promotional materials to help make sure your program is a success.