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Commuter benefits solutions for your organization.

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Our award-winning Employer Services team provides complimentary consultations to businesses starting or enhancing their commuter benefits programs.

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WHAT WE DO

From transit benefits to secure bike parking, we make it easy for your employees to choose sustainable, affordable and healthy ways to get to work.

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Need assistance creating commuter benefits programs, complying with local transportation ordinances, or helping your employees commute? Schedule a complimentary consultation with our team.

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OUR SERVICES

  • Alternative Work Arrangements

    Training and support for organizations implementing arrangements to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips to their worksites, in general and during rush hour peaks.

  • DC Parking Cashout Law

    Complimentary consultations and educational resources to help your organization become compliant with the DC Parking Cashout Law.

  • DC Commuter Benefits Law

    Complimentary consultations and resources to help your company comply. Download our DC Commuter Benefits Law toolkit to get started. 

     

  • Webinars & Seminars

    Custom online or on-site education about sustainable transportation choices and commute options, available upon request.

  • Brochures & Custom Materials

    Get Around Guides mapping your nearby transportation options, commuter benefit templates and brochure ordering services.

  • On-site Promotions

    Presentations and event or fair exhibits, tailored to your employees’ unique transportation needs, available upon request.

  • Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) Corporate

    Assistance providing discounted Capital Bikeshare Memberships to your team. Employers can request a free “CaBi 101” session from us to teach employees how to use CaBi. Learn more or enroll. 

  • Employee Commute Surveys

    Unique commuter surveys polling your employees’ travel patterns to uncover results and identify program recommendations, available upon request.

  • Bike-Friendly Workplace Solutions

    Solutions to all of your organization’s bicycling needs, from secure bike storage to employee bike benefit implementation.

  • Relocation Assistance

    Commute surveys, custom commute resources and information workshops to help ease the transition to a new office. Use the relocation guide to get started.

  • Ridesharing Assistance

    From commuter surveys to zip code analyses, goDCgo can help you facilitate carpooling and vanpooling at your workplace.

TRANSPORTATION ALL-STAR PROGRAM

Become a Transportation All-Star!

Get the recognition you deserve and gain award winning status by becoming a goDCgo Transportation All-Star! This program recognizes DC organizations (Employers, Hotels, Residential Properties, and K-12 Schools) for their commitment to sustainable transportation. Based on the sustainable programs you have in place, like commuter benefits/subsidies and educating employees about their travel options, you can earn a designation ranging from bronze to platinum and receive special perks and honors.

DC PARKING CASHOUT LAW

The DC Parking Cashout Law requires District employers with 20 or more covered employees that offer a parking benefit to their employees to either:  1) offer a Clean Air Fringe Benefit to employees offered the parking benefit, 2) develop a transportation demand management plan, or 3) pay a Clean Air Compliance fee.

Get started by browsing goDCgo’s compliance resources and materials to the left or get complimentary compliance help from goDCgo’s Employer Services team. 

All District employers with 20 or more covered employees are covered by the law.  

  • If you provide a parking benefit, you need to implement a compliance option and follow the reporting instructions for that compliance option.  
  • If you do not provide any parking benefits, or qualify for an exemption, you do not have to choose a compliance option – but you do need to report.

All District employers with 20 or more covered employees need to report annually or biennially showing their compliance or exemption. The next reporting deadline is January 15, 2026. Find out if you need to report this cycle by taking our quiz or reading the corresponding blog post.

Where Do I Report My Compliance?

DC employers must report their compliance or exemption using DDOT’s reporting dashboard.

How Do I Use the Reporting Portal?

For more information on how to report your compliance or exemption, read the tutorial blog post or watch our Compliance & Reporting webinar.

Overwhelmed by all the resources or not sure how to get started? If you’re new to the DC Parking Cashout Law use the following resources to get an overview of the law. 

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Capital Bikeshare’s Corporate program lets you offer your employees discounted rates on Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) memberships as an added benefit! For those interested but not sure if the corporate program is right for them, you can try it FREE for 30 days through goDCgo. 
 
The program is designed to help you gauge whether CaBi Corporate would be highly utilized at your workplace. After the 30-day trial, we use your employees’ trip data to help you decide whether CaBi Corporate is a good fit for your team. We’ll also provide you with up to 5 helmets to give to participating employees! 

CREATING A COMMUTE-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE

Commuter Benefits

Commuter Benefits are benefits offered by an employer that allow employees to reduce their monthly commuting expenses. Although the term commuter benefits can cover a range of offerings from transit subsidies and shuttles to carshare and bikeshare memberships; often the term is used to refer to transportation fringe benefits regulated under Section 132(f) of the IRS Tax Code, allowing employees to reduce their monthly commuting expenses for transit, vanpool, and parking.

This law requires organizations and businesses with 20 or more employees who work in the District to offer commuter transit benefits.

Similar to laws in San Francisco, New York, and other metropolitan cities, this measure helps reduce rush hour demand on our region’s roadways and expand access to public transit. Passed by the DC Council as a part of the Sustainable DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2014, the law aims to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions by reducing DC’s drive-alone rate.

To comply with the law, DC employers must offer one or more of the following commuter benefits to their employees:

  1. Employee-paid, pre-tax benefit: Allow employees to set aside up to $340 per month of income on a pre-tax basis to cover public transit or vanpool costs. 
  2. Employer-paid, direct benefit: Offer a tax-free subsidy of up to $340 per month for transit or vanpools. 
  3. Employer-provided transportation: Provide a free shuttle or vanpool service to your employees. 

Reduced Cost and Tax Savings 

-Save up to 9% on FICA payroll taxes 

-Reduce employee commute costs by up to 40% 

Recruitment and Retention 

-Increase job satisfaction and improve employee retention 

-Promote healthy, active transportation, lowering healthcare costs 

-Help reduce employee stress from commuting and related expenses 

Sustainability and Recognition 

-Reduce your organization’s carbon footprint 

-Compete for elite designations like Best Workplaces for Commuters and goDCgo Transportation All-Stars 

-Earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credits 

Compliance with DC Ordinances 

-Comply with the DC Commuter Benefits Law (required for employers with 20+ DC employees) 

-Some commuter benefits offerings may help you with your DC Parking Cashout Law compliance (required for employers with 20+ DC employees) 

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    Pre-Tax Benefits

    Allow employees to set aside up to $325 per month of pre-tax income for transit or vanpool.

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    Transit Subsidy

    Provide your employees with a tax-free monthly subsidy to use on Metro, buses, commuter rail, and/or vanpools.

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    Employer-Provided Transportation

    Provide your employees with a free, employer-run shuttle or vanpool service.

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    Capital Bikeshare Corporate

    Pay for your employees’ Capital Bikeshare membership at a discounted rate. Employers can offer full or partial subsidies. Learn more.

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    Parking Cashout

    Provide your employees with cash or a transit subsidy for giving up their parking space/benefits at work. This is also one of the ways you can comply with the DC Parking Cashout Law. Learn more.

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    Car-Sharing Memberships

    Offer free or discounted memberships to car-sharing services throughout the city. Learn more.

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    Bicycle Commuter Benefit

    Reimburse employees for bike-related expenses or provide a monthly voucher for local bike shops. NOTE: This is only available as an employer-paid benefit, and individuals who participate must report the benefit as taxable income. Learn more. 

Alternative Work Schedules

Alternative work arrangements are an increasingly popular way to ease the challenges of commuting. These innovative business strategies allow work to be performed outside of the traditional eight hour, five-day, office work week, allowing for both increased productivity and better work-life balance. Contact goDCgo for complimentary support establishing and administering an alternative work arrangement at your workplace.

  • Alternative Work Scheduling

    Alternative work scheduling allows employees to shift work schedules to avoid rush hour, accommodate personal appointments or complete their work in fewer days.

  • Flexible Scheduling

    Flexible scheduling allows employees to arrive or leave work at different times, giving more flexibility for appointments and responsibilities outside of the workplace.

  • Staggered Scheduling

    Staggered work hours shift employees’ schedules from the normal starting time by 15 minutes or up to two hours, to help employees avoid rush-hour traffic congestion. Staggered schedules are determined on a departmental or individual basis:

    • Departmental: Departments are assigned different starting time.
    • Individual: Employees are assigned staggered starting times, which may vary within departments or work units.

  • Compressed Scheduling

    Compressed schedules allow employees to complete their work hours over fewer days. Two schedule configurations are common:

    • Four/Forty (4/40) Schedule: Employees work four ten-hour days and take the fifth day off.
    • Nine/Eighty (9/80) Schedule: Employees work 80 hours in nine business days and take the tenth day off.

goDCgo Transportation All-Stars

The goDCgo Transportation All-Star program recognizes DC organizations for their commitment to sustainable transportation. Employers, hotels, schools, and residential properties that offer robust transportation benefit programs and/or amenities can earn recognition for their efforts. Help your organization stand out in your industry by gaining an All-Star designation.

Bike

Encouraging your employees to bike is a great way to promote a healthy workforce and an environmentally-friendly travel mode. Develop a bike culture by hosting monthly bike commuter breakfasts, participating in the region’s Bike to Work Day celebrations and starting a Bike Buddy program to help novice cyclists learn from the veterans. From bike rack installation to employee bike benefits, contact goDCgo for complimentary support as you improve your organization’s bike appeal!

  • Bicycle Benefit

    Employers may provide a bicycle benefit to cover bicycle-related expenses. Employees who participate in any employer-provided bicycle benefits program will have to report the benefit as taxable income.

    Guide to Offering the Bicycle Benefit (opens in new tab)
  • Capital Bikeshare Corporate Memberships

    Companies can make it easy for staff to bike to work, around town for meetings or just for fun. Each one-year employee membership includes unlimited 45-minute rides and is a low-cost benefit to add to your wellness initiatives and commute program. Learn more by downloading the flyer below or enroll now. 

     

    Capital Bikeshare Corporate Membership Details (opens in new tab)
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    Maps & Resources

    Prominently display helpful, informational materials to show your commitment to bike commuting. Request free DC Bike Maps, Capital Bikeshare brochures and bike safety guides for your front desk and new employee orientation packets.

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    Showers & Lockers

    Having a convenient place to shower and change clothes removes one barrier to biking. Work with your building management to add facilities or allow free access to gym locker rooms for bike commuters.

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    Secure Bike Parking

    Secure bike parking for employees inside your building gives a rider peace of mind when they bike to work. Under DC’s Bike Parking Regulations, bike parking is required in all buildings with car parking. Submit a request to your building management team.

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    Streetside Bike Racks

    Placing bike racks in front of your business attracts customers and reduces the demand for parking. Standard bike racks are provided by DDOT at no cost, while custom art racks can be purchased for $500-$1,500. Request a free bike rack assessment from DDOT.

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    Classes

    The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) provides Everyday Biking Seminars* and Confident City Cycling classes. WABA can also customize a ride or class to support your organization’s unique location and culture. *Everyday Biking Seminars are free for Capital Bikeshare Corporate Members.

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    Real-time Transit Displays

    Installing a transit display in your reception area or lobby provides employees with real-time information about Capital Bikeshare bike and dock availability around your office. Contact TransitScreen® or Redmon Group to get started.

  • goDCgo Transportation All-Stars

    The goDCgo Transportation All-Star program recognizes DC organizations for their commitment to sustainable transportation. Employers, hotels, schools, and residential properties that offer robust transportation benefit programs and/or amenities can earn recognition for their efforts. Help your organization stand out in your industry by gaining an All-Star designation.

  • Bicycle Friendly Business℠

    The League of American Bicyclists’ elite Bicycle-Friendly Business designation acknowledges organizations that promote biking as a healthy, sustainable and fun form of transportation. goDCgo can help you earn points towards the Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum designation through fun activities, better bike parking, customized messaging and more.

The Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program provides commuters who regularly (twice a week) bike to work with a FREE reliable ride home, up to four times per year, for emergencies or unscheduled overtime. Maintain productivity, increase morale and continue the flow of business by encouraging participation in GRH. goDCgo can help you promote the program by providing customized marketing materials and hosting on-site events to answer questions regarding the service. Contact us for more information.

Transit

From commuter benefits to real-time transit displays, transit-friendly employer programs help maintain a competitive edge in today’s market while giving employees the work-life balance they need. Contact goDCgo for complimentary support creating a transit-friendly program that meets the unique needs of your organization.

Commuters can deduct up to $325 per month from their paycheck before taxes and use it towards Metrorail, bus, commuter rail and vanpool fares. Many employers choose to subsidize commuters’ transit fares or mix-and-match subsidies and pre-tax deductions. For more information, see Commuter Benefits section.

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    Real-Time Transit Displays

    Displays provide real-time arrival and departure information specific to your office’s location. Make it easy for employees to catch the next bus or train by installing a real-time transit display in your reception area or lobby. Contact TransitScreen®  or Redmon Group to get started.

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    Maps & Resources

    Make the most of your transit-friendly location by prominently displaying transportation maps for employees and visitors. Request free Metrorail, bus, MARC and VRE brochures for your front desk and new employee orientation packets.

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    Transit Passes

    Employees can conveniently buy a SmarTrip® card online with any major credit or debit card. SmarTrip® cards can also be purchased at any Metrorail station or at Metro sales offices, retail outlets and commuter stores.

The Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program provides commuters who regularly (twice a week) take transit to work with a FREE reliable ride home, up to four times per year, for emergencies or unscheduled overtime. Maintain productivity, increase morale and continue the flow of business by encouraging participation in GRH. goDCgo can help you promote the program by providing customized marketing materials and hosting on-site events to answer questions regarding the service. Contact us for more information.

Carpool & Vanpool

Commuters who share the ride arrive to work less stressed and exhibit higher productivity. If you own or lease parking facilities for employees, each employee who carpools or vanpools could also save your company up to 9% on employee payroll taxes. Contact goDCgo for additional assistance setting up a rideshare program and incentives at your office.

  • Carpooling

    The most common form of ridesharing, carpooling is an arrangement by a group of commuters to drive together in one commuter’s personal car to their worksite(s). Carpools usually consist of individuals who live and work near each other and have the same schedule.

  • Vanpooling

    Vanpool commuters pay a monthly fare and drive together in a leased van to their worksite(s). Vanpools often originate at a park-and-ride lot and allow commuters to get the cost savings and convenience of public transit in areas with limited transit options. Vanpools are often the fastest and most cost-effective mode of travel for commuters traveling more than 15-20 miles to work.

  • Pre-tax and Tax-free Vanpool Benefits

    The IRS allows vanpool commuters in minivans and full-size vans (seven to 15 passengers) to use commuter transit benefits toward vanpool fares. Employers may offer a pre-tax deduction or subsidy of up to $325 per month. Most regional vanpool providers accept SmartBenefits® as payment. For more information on setting up a vanpool program, see Commuter Benefits section.

  • Carpool Benefits

    Employers may offer an additional, taxable incentive to employees who carpool and do not qualify for existing transit or vanpool benefits programs.

  • ‘Pool Rewards

    Carpool and vanpool commuters can earn cash incentives through the Commuter Connections ‘Pool Rewards program for each day they share the ride. New carpools and vanpools can earn up to $150 per month for choosing to share a ride to work.

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    Ridematching Assistance

    Conduct a survey or use employee zip codes to identify commuters who live near each other and would be willing to share the ride to work. Commuter Connections’ Ridematching service can also help find matches outside of your office.

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    Priority & Discounted Parking

    Encourage employees to share the ride by reserving prime parking spaces or offering discounted parking to those who carpool or vanpool.

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    Maps & Resources

    Show off your commitment to ridesharing by prominently displaying helpful informational materials in your reception area and in employee orientation packets. Request free Commuter Connections and vanpool provider brochures.

goDCgo Transportation All-Stars

The goDCgo Transportation All-Star program recognizes DC organizations for their commitment to sustainable transportation. Employers, hotels, schools, and residential properties that offer robust transportation benefit programs and/or amenities can earn recognition for their efforts. Help your organization stand out in your industry by gaining an All-Star designation.

The Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program provides commuters who regularly (twice a week) take transit to work with a FREE reliable ride home, up to four times per year, for emergencies or unscheduled overtime. Maintain productivity, increase morale and continue the flow of business by encouraging participation in GRH. goDCgo can help you promote the program by providing customized marketing materials and hosting on-site events to answer questions regarding the service. Contact us for more information.

Walk

Walking programs are a great way to energize and motivate your employees while cutting down on insurance and health care costs. Help your employees choose the healthiest, most sustainable mode of transportation there is—their own two feet! After all, the District has been designated a Gold-level Walk-Friendly Community. From supplemental commuter benefits to walking meetings and company-wide walk challenges, there’s a lot your organization can do to encourage walking to or during work. Contact goDCgo for complimentary resources, information and services to build a custom walking program at your workplace.

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    Maps & Resources

    Prominently display helpful, informational materials to encourage walking to or during work. Request free walking brochures and pedestrian safety guides for your front desk and new employee orientation packets.

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    Showers & Lockers

    Having a convenient place to shower and change clothes encourages employees to walk or run to the office. Work with your building management to add facilities or allow free access to gym locker rooms.

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    Health and Transportation Fairs

    Health and transportation fairs are the perfect opportunity to distribute information about walking initiatives, groups and meetups. Request goDCgo attendance for help answering questions at your event.

These national workplace walking programs offer ready-made resources to help establish your business as a walk-friendly workplace.

  • WalkingWorks

    Established by BlueCross BlueShield, WalkingWorks provides guidelines, resources and tips to help motivate employees to integrate walking into their everyday routine.

  • Start! Workplace Walking Program

    Start! The American Heart Association’s workplace walking program helps companies encourage employees to walk by setting up walking routes and routines.

  • Every Body Walk

    Every Body Walk focuses on working walking into all aspects of daily life. This site provides resources to promote walking at your workplace, including a walking pledge, helpful maps and health information.

  • National Walk to Work Day

    Held annually on the first Friday in April, National Walk to Work Day encourages participants to walk for all or part of their commute.

  • National Walk at Lunch Day

    Organized by BlueCross BlueShield and held on the last Wednesday in April, National Walk at Lunch Day aims to establish new workplace walking routines, helping employees improve their health step-by-step.

The Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program provides commuters who regularly (twice a week) take transit to work with a FREE reliable ride home, up to four times per year, for emergencies or unscheduled overtime. Maintain productivity, increase morale and continue the flow of business by encouraging participation in GRH. goDCgo can help you promote the program by providing customized marketing materials and hosting on-site events to answer questions regarding the service. Contact us for more information.

Parking

Employers who provide free or subsidized parking may offer employees a taxable cash payment in lieu of a parking space. This flexible commuter benefit, often referred to as a parking cash-out, encourages employees to use alternative commute modes and helps reduce a company’s parking costs. Offering daily parking rates, as opposed to weekly or monthly passes, also allows employees flexibility to adjust their daily travel choices to work. Contact goDCgo for complimentary support establishing and administering parking management strategies at your office.

The DC Parking Cashout Law, also known as the DC Transportation Benefits Equity Act of 2020, requires businesses in DC with 20 or more employees that lease their parking to either offer a Clean Air Fringe Benefit to employees receiving a free or reduced-cost parking space at work, develop a transportation demand management plan, or pay a Clean Air Compliance fee.

  • goDCgo Transportation All-Stars

    The goDCgo Transportation All-Star program recognizes DC organizations for their commitment to sustainable transportation. Employers, hotels, schools, and residential properties that offer robust transportation benefit programs and/or amenities can earn recognition for their efforts. Help your organization stand out in your industry by gaining an All-Star designation.

MEET OUR TEAM

  • Beatrize Stephen-Pons Headshot

    Beatrize conducts employer outreach for goDCgo. She is passionate about how transportation choices can contribute to healthy, safe, and thriving communities. Her background is in outreach communications, with an emphasis on workforce policy. Contact Beatrize with any employer-focused questions, comments, or concerns about work commutes.

    [email protected]

    202.539.1239

    Beatrize Stephen-Pons

    Employer Outreach Coordinator

  • Riley Bucholz Headshot

    Riley is an Employer Outreach Coordinator for goDCgo. With a background in outreach and a degree in Environmental Policy and Planning, she is passionate about changing the status quo through sustainable transportation policies and practices that benefit both people and the planet. Contact Riley with any employer questions or concerns.

    [email protected]

    301.479.5097

    Riley Bucholz

    Employer Outreach Coordinator

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