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Stop wasting time in traffic and start
saving money with the help of CommuteWorks
CommuteWorks
provides the following services to the employees and students of
MASCO’s 21 member and associate member institutions in the
Longwood Medical and Academic Area:
Commute Fit Program:
If you walk, run, bike, or skate to the Longwood Medical and
Academic Area for work then you are eligible for the CommuteFit
program. Once you register for CommuteFit, you can start keeping
track of the number of miles that you run, bike, walk, or skate
to work, and as the miles add up, we send you prizes to reward
you for your efforts. Some of the prizes you can receive include
water bottles, key chains, pedometers, fitness journals, coffee
mugs, lunch totes, and backpacks. Once you log 500 miles, you
receive a $30 gift card to REI! If you log 1,000 miles, you
will receive a grand prize messenger bag filled with all sorts
of great commuting prizes. Just for joining CommuteFit, you will
receive a discount coupon to REI that you can use to buy new
gear for your commute.
As a registered CommuteFit member, you are also eligible to
register for our free Emergency Ride Home Program.
Emergency Ride Home Program:
The
Emergency Ride Home Program offers free taxi or car rental
vouchers to employees who need to get home for qualified
personal emergencies. To be eligible to register for this
program, you must be in a registered carpool or vanpool, in your
institution’s MBTA-pass subsidy program, or in the CommuteFit
Program. Participants may use an Emergency Ride Home up to five
times per year. Longwood T Party:
The
Longwood "T" Party Program is a three-month transit incentive
program that allows drive-alone commuters to try transit
risk-free! Registered participants can place their parking spots
on hold and in return receive subsidies on transit passes and
parking at transit stations during a three-month trial period
allowing them to save over $330 on their commuting costs. Personalized Commute Assistance:
CommuteWorks can provide personalized commuting assistance for
employees who use our online form or contact us by phone. Tell
us your address, and your hours of work and we'll outline all of
your options for your commute. CommuteWorks can also provide
maps, schedules and resources for all modes of commuting.
Ridesharing:
CommuteWorks
can help place you in carpools or vanpools with people who are
commuting into the Longwood Medical and Academic Area for
work/school from your home area and who have approximately the
same working hours as you. Once you join a carpool or vanpool,
you will be eligible to to participate in the Emergerceny Ride
Home Program and the Pool-Aide Parking Program which allows you
to purchase day parking passes for $5 each to park at an
off-site parking lot up to five times a month. This is great for
people who regularly rideshare but need to occasionally commute
alone.
CommuteWorks also offers various incentives for drive alone
commuters who form new carpools. Through the Longwood
CarPool Party Program, current drive alone commuters are
able to place their registered parking spaces on hold and try
carpooling risk free for three months. During the duration of
the program, qualified participants will receive free parking
and a $25 gas card per person per month. To be eligible for
this program, participants must currently have a registered
parking space that they are willing to place on hold for three
months. Carpools must also have a minimum of three participants
and carpool three or more days a week.
Zipcar:
CommuteWorks
works with Zipcar to provide the employees and students of the
LMA easy and affordable access to a car during and after work.
Zipcar is a fleet of new cars that can be checked out, online or
by phone, by the hour that can be used for personal and
professional reasons during and after work. There are 13 Zipcars
located right in the LMA with many more in the immediate
surrounding area. LMA locations with Zipcar include the 375
Longwood Garage on Longwood Avenue, Simmons College, Longwood
Towers, Brigham Circle, and the Landmark Center.
As a MASCO affiliate, there is no application fee or security
deposit to join Zipcar and the annual cost is only $25, a
significant savings off the regular membership price. |
