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TRIS Online Accession Number:00715240
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NTL Classification:NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Economics and Finances
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Abstract:This report documents the history and current operation of the TransitCheck
programs in the New York City and Philadelphia areas, evaluates their impacts
on local commuters and operators, and assesses how well they have achieved the
goals of the implementing organizations, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the participating operators and employers.
Both programs have made progress toward increasing transit ridership, reducing
commuter dependence on the automobile, improving employee mobility, reducing
cash fare payment for operators, and fostering cooperation among operators and
the transportation and business communities. The programs enable employers to
compensate employees with benefits in a more cost-effective manner than a
conventional salary increase, because the value of TransitChek vouchers given
to employees is a tax deductible business expense. Employees receive a tax-free
benefit that subsidizes their commute to work. As more employers enroll,
TransitChek has the potential to convert significant numbers of riders to
transit in a noncoercive way, and contribute toward regional compliance with the
1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act.
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