San Mateo
| Incentives & Tips | Sponsor | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle | ||
| Bay Bikes: Burlingame-Millbrae Spin Bikeshare, sponsored by Cities of Burlingame and Millbrae | City of San Mateo | burlingame.org |
| San Mateo County Bicycle Safety Workshops: Interested in learning about bicycle safety? Commute.org can work with your employer to offer a lunchtime workshop. | Commute.org | commute.org |
| Carpool | ||
| 511: Sign up for Merge to find your own carpool matches | 511 | merge.511.org |
| San Mateo County Carpool to College program: Earn $100 e-gift card for carpooling to, from or through San Mateo County to college at least 2 days a week for 2 consecutive months. | Commute.org | commute.org |
| San Mateo County New Carpooler Incentive: Earn a $100 e-gift card when you start carpooling to, from or through San Mateo County. | Commute.org | Commute.org |
| Trip Planner/ Ride Matching Tool: STAR, a desktop based tool to log your commute trips and discover your transportation options, including carpool and vanpool partners. | Commute.org | commute.org |
| Carshare | ||
| Turo: This peer-to-peer carsharing service lets you rent out your car when you’re not using it, or rent someone else’s car when they’re not using it. | Turo | turo.com |
| Zipcar: Pay a membership fee to join, reserve cars by the hour via website or app. | Zipcar | zipcar.com |
| Emergency Ride Home | ||
| San Mateo County Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH): The GRH program reimburses commuters who chose to carpool, vanpool, take transit, bicycle or walk to work or college in San Mateo County with a free trip home, up to program limits, in the event of a qualified emergency. Visit Commute.org for more information. | Commute.org | commute.org |
| Ridehailing | ||
| Lyft/LyftLine: Catch a ride on your own, or share your trip with others. | Lyft | lyft.com |
| Uber/uberPOOL: Catch a ride on your own, or share your trip with others. | Uber | uber.com |
| Schools | ||
| San Mateo County Safe Routes to School: Learn how to safely walk, bike, and carpool to school while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making our communities healthier for all. Find out if your school is participating! | San Mateo County Office of Education | smcoe.org |
| Tax Benefits | ||
| Commuter Tax Benefits: Save money by paying for transit and vanpools with pre-tax wages. | N/A | 511.org |
| Transit and Shuttles | ||
| BART Carpool Parking: Carpool to BART for special parking privileges. | BART | bart.gov |
| Clipper: The region's all-in-one transit card is the only way to get SamTrans, Caltrain and VTA discount passes and more. | Metropolitan Transportation Commission | clippercard.com |
| San Mateo County First/Last Mile Shuttle Services: Ride one of the 20+ commute.org shuttles between major transit stations and employer sites and residential locations. | Commute.org | commute.org |
| San Mateo County Transit Incentives: Try public transit to, from or through San Mateo County with free tickets for Caltrain, SamTrans or San Francisco Bay Ferry. | Commute.org | commute.org |
| Transit & Trails App: Get to parks and open spaces near you with the Transit & Trails app. | Bay Area Open Space Council | transitandtrails.org |
| Vanpool | ||
| Commute with Enterprise: The Bay Area Vanpool Program provides $500 per month to qualifying vanpool groups who rent their vanpools from Commute with Enterprise. | 511 | 511.org |
| Vanpool Seat Subsidies: The Bay Area Vanpool Program will subsidize empty seats in your owner-operated vanpool up to $300. | 511 | 511.org |
| San Mateo County New Vanpool Driver Incentive: Earn up to $500 cash for driving a vanpool of seven or more passengers for a minimum of six months. | Commute.org | commute.org |
| San Mateo County New Vanpool Rider Incentive: Earn up to $300 cash for riding in a vanpool of seven or more passengers for a minimum of three months. | Commute.org | commute.org |
| Other Incentives | ||
| Merge Promotions: Log your carpool and earn prizes! | 511 | merge.511.org |
| Discounted Carpool/Vanpool Tolls: Vanpools with 11-15 passengers that register with the Bay Area Vanpool Program get TOLL FREE PASSAGE on the Bay Area's seven state-owned toll* bridges. These bridges are the Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Mateo-Hayward and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Vanpools must use the dedicated carpool lanes to receive the discounts. | Caltrans | 511.org |
| HOV Lanes: Get there faster in a high-occupancy vehicle lane. | 511 | 511.org |
| Park & Ride Lots: Take advantage of 150 free, convenient Park & Ride lots to meet carpool partners, meet your vanpool or catch your bus. | Caltrans, transit agencies, and local cities | 511.org |
| San Mateo County Commute Rewards: Log Trips, Earn Points & Get Rewarded. Log your green trips to earn points and redeem your points for prizes. | Commute.org | commute.org |