Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) provides commute services to employers in Los Angeles County through our Metro Commute Services department. We’re the #1 place to go for rideshare assistance in Los Angeles County. Want to find out more? Take a look at the menu of products and services here. Place a check mark in the box next to any that strike your interest. Then simply type in your name, email address and phone number before hitting “submit.” A Metro representative will get back to you with the information you requested or to set up an appointment.  Consultations   Getting information on-line is great, but every now and then it’s helpful to talk to a real person! When you check the box here to request a consultation, a Metro Commute Services account executive will contact you to set up a one-on-one meeting at your work site. You’ll get the help you need to put and keep a rideshare program in place—from expert assistance identifying which rideshare options are best for your company to answers to your questions about surveying, ridematching and meeting air district mandates. You’ll also learn about exciting new Metro products—such as EZ transit pass—that can save your company money and make it easier to provide rideshare services.  Training/Workshops   Metro provides continuing education for employer representatives through monthly briefings and quarterly workshops. Let us know if you’d like to be on our email notification list. Incentives   You may qualify to get your employees discounts and special offers at absolutely no cost to your company. Check the box next to the incentive programs that you may be interested in and we’ll contact you with details.  Metro Rewards awards employees who rideshare with gift cards for major retail chains and holds prize drawings throughout the year.    Advantage Rideshare offers new ridesharers who live in western Riverside County $2-a-day in gift certificates for each day of ridesharing in their first three months.    Club Ride—a commuter club for western Riverside County employees who currently share the ride—provides free membership and access to unlimited discounts at more than 500 local merchants. Additional benefits are provided to members through the Internet at rideshareplus.info.    Option Rideshare offers new ridesharers who live in San Bernardino County $2-a-day in gift certificates for each day of ridesharing in their first three months.    Team Ride—a commuter club for employees who live in San Bernardino County and currently share the ride—provides free membership and access to unlimited discounts at more than 500 local merchants. Additional benefits are provided to members through the Internet at rideshareplus.info.    “Commuter Choice” benefits provide tax incentives to employers when they subsidize ridesharing and/or allows commuters to set aside pre-tax dollars for some commute expenses.    On-Line Ridematching   CommuteSmart’s database of more than a quarter million people interested in carpooling or vanpooling is revolutionizing how employers run rideshare programs. Now it’s a breeze to match employees with rides! Just log on and plug in an employee’s home and work location and schedule. You’ll get a list of potential carpool partners, vanpools and convenient Park & Ride lots...automatically. There’s no easier, faster way to provide on-the-spot rideshare options to your employees. If you’ve conducted a transportation survey through Metro Commute Services in the past year, the rideshare records for all your employees are already included in our database. As an employer, you can also use CommuteSmart’s ridematching tool to view your rideshare program records and generate useful reports. You’ll need a user name and password before you can access your employees’ records. When you check the On-Line Ridematching box above, we’ll contact you to give you more information about CommuteSmart’s ridematching services and tell you how to sign up for our employer-only features. Why Not Give It a Try? To see how easy it is to get a rideshare partner using CommuteSmart’s ridematching function, just click here. Pretend you’re in the market for a carpool or vanpool. The log-in is easy. You’ll see your potential matches come up right on the screen. Then feel free to contact anyone on the list if you’re looking for a rideshare arrangement. If not, remember to delete your information or your potential matches may contact you.  Transportation Survey Assistance   Surveying employees will give you the data you need to assist your employees in forming carpools and vanpools and determining what other rideshare services will meet the needs at your work site. We provide survey forms (paper or electronic) and offer advice on how to conduct a survey. You’ll also receive valuable products, including RideGuides and a Density Map (see below). If your work site has 250 or more employees, a transportation survey may also be a required step toward meeting air district mandates.  Density Map   A Density Map, which we generate based on your employee survey data, gives you a fast, visual snapshot of where your employees live so you can determine carpool, vanpool and transit opportunities. To see a sample Density Map PDF (220 KB), click here.  RideGuides   From your survey data, we’ll create RideGuide commute planners for your employees who want them. These free guides give commuters carpool and vanpool matches and transit itineraries based on where they live and work and their work schedule—plus rideshare-friendly information such as Park & Ride lot locations, a carpool lane map, details on employer incentives and more. To see a sample RideGuide PDF (1.8 MB), click here. For employees who prefer not to be in the rideshare database, we offer “Share the Ride,” a helpful guide that give commuters valuable commute information...without the personalized matches or itineraries.  Guaranteed Ride Home   The Guaranteed Ride Home program offers employees who share the ride to work a free rental car or taxi ride home in case of emergency or unexpected overtime. There’s no cost to your company, and you’ll get all the materials you need to administer and promote the program as a benefit to your employees.  Events/Campaigns   Get tools to promote ridesharing at your work site. We’ll send turn-key marketing campaigns so you can participate in events such as Rideshare Week and Bike to Work Day. Metro also hosts the annual Diamond Awards each spring, recognizing outstanding rideshare programs in Los Angeles County.  Publications   Our monthly regional newsletter CommuteSmart News will keep you abreast of rideshare news and events in Southern California. We also offer free brochures and other helpful guides. For More Information Visit Metro Commute Services at metro.net.