For Employers
SNCI's free services are a win-win for employers. Employers who offer and actively promote options can improve attendance, productivity and morale in the workplace. Transportation choices improve communities by decreasing both traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions.
Benefits
Providing alternative commute options for employees has many potential benefits including: reducing the stress and cost of the commute for your employees, reducing parking congestion at the worksite, and reducing traffic congestion on local roadways.
Using commute alternatives also improves air quality and is a way for your company to be more green and sustainable. It can help you meet the qualifications to become a Certified Green Business.
Free Services and Tools
Want to help your employees find better, more economical ways to get to work? SNCI offers a variety of free services and tools to help you put together a successful Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program at your worksite. Contact SNCI's Employer Outreach Specialist Sorel Klein at 707-427-5101 or sklein@sta-snci.com for assistance.
Employer Consultation
SNCI staff has a wealth of knowledge about programs to save your company money, make your employees happier, improve productivity and decrease time lost sitting in traffic. Explore your options and learn how your company and employees can benefit from commute alternatives by scheduling a short 30 minute meeting with SNCI's employer outreach specialist. We can come to your worksite at your convenience, provide an overview of SNCI's services and discuss your company's specific needs.
Marketing and Outreach
Promoting commute alternatives at your worksite is easy. We'll provide you with all the materials and advice you need to create a great worksite promotion. Call SNCI's employer outreach specialist to learn more about promoting commute alternatives at your worksite.
Onsite Events
As part of our marketing and outreach services, SNCI will participate in employee events, such as health and transportation fairs, at your worksite. Events are a great way to promote commute alternatives to your employees and provide them an opportunity to directly meet and talk with SNCI staff about their commute options. Contact the SNCI employer outreach specialist to plan an event.
Commute Analysis
To select the best services for your company overall, a commute analysis is a good place to start. Using a list of employee home zip codes and work shifts, or a quick and easy survey, SNCI will identify
- What cities your employees come from;
- How many miles they travel round trip;
- How they get to and from work on various days and work shifts. It is important to get the most accurate picture as possible of current commute patterns so we can tailor our recommendations to your company and best serve your employees.
Display racks/Brochures
Transit schedules, commuter information guides, bicycle maps and other brochures are available from SNCI. We can also provide a display rack and/or wall map to make it convenient to display these items in a break room or other location accessible to employees.
Vanpool Formation Assistance/Support
If vanpooling may be an option at your worksite, we can help your employees set up vanpools from start to finish. With your interest or assistance, SNCI can host a vanpool formation meeting at your worksite. In addition, vanpools can save employees money and increase the likelihood they will arrive at work refreshed rather than stressed. SNCI offers several incentives in the form of gasoline cards to vanpool start-ups, new vanpool drivers and backup drivers. Learn more...
Ridematching/Transit Trip Planning 
Finding a way to work has never been easier! SNCI participates in the regional 511.org ridesharing services, an interactive, on-demand system that helps you find carpools, vanpools or bicycle partners. With just a few clicks, the SNCI Rideshare Program's RideMatch Service instantly matches individuals with other people making the same commute. SNCI also offers transit trip planning by telephone. Just call 800-535-6883.
Bucks for Bikes
SNCI offers an incentive of up to $100 (220KB, pdf) for individuals who purchase a new bicycle for commuting. To qualify, applicants must live or work in Solano County and meet additional requirements. Request information. Coming soon to Napa County!
Relocation Assistance
If your business is in the process of moving or planning a move in the future, SNCI Program staff can facilitate a smooth transition for you and your employees. Just call the SNCI employer outreach specialist to help you create a customized transportation plan for your employees.
Emergency Ride Home
Let us make it easier for you to support your employees' commute to work. In Solano and Napa counties SNCI's Emergency Ride Home Program provides employees peace of mind when trying transit, carpooling, vanpooling, walking or biking to work. Join the dozens of employers and hundreds of employees participating in SNCI's Emergency Ride Home Program.
Commuter Tax Benefit
Current federal tax law allows employers to purchase transit passes, or offer vanpool subsidies for your employees as a pre-tax payroll deduction, or offer it as a tax-free benefit to your employees. It's a great way to save on payroll taxes while encouraging your employees to commute to work by transit or vanpool. For more information, click here.
Promotions
Solano Commute Challenge
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Bike to Work Day
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The Solano Commute Challenge is a targeted outreach campaign for Solano County employers to encourage employees to use transit, carpool, vanpool, bike, or walk to work at least 30 workdays from August to October. Coming soon…Napa Commute Challenge! |
Each year Bike to Work Day is celebrated in May. This region-wide promotion enlists employers to encourage biking to work. For more information about the Bike to Work Promotion, click here... |
