Employers

Providing commute benefits can make a positive impact on your business. Strong commute programs help to recruit and retain employees, make efficient use of parking and office space, as well as potentially increase employee performance. In addition to this, your efforts improves mobility on our streets and highways, making Bellevue an attractive center for commerce.

Want to learn more about the commuting options you can provide your employees? Visit the pages in the menu bar above and learn more about the options that will fit best within your organization.

For more ideas, see the links to the right under "More In this Section."

Compare the Cost of FlexPass

As an eligible employer, you are eligible to purchase a deeply discounted package of commute benefits for your employees, saving your company money. FlexPass is an annual, comprehensive transportation benefits program that includes transit, rail, vanpool, and an emergency taxi ride features. If your organization currently provides a transit or vanpool subsidy, the FlexPass program could save money, while enhancing the benefits offered.

Eligible employers are those with 20 or more employees, or those located in the downtown core with five or more employees.

To learn more about FlexPass, click here.  You can also use the Flexpass Calculator to learn how much money you might save.

Free Telework Video and Workbook for Employers

Learn the facts of telecommuting and how local companies are making it work for them. Commuter Challenge presents "Telework Works," a video featuring CH2M HILL and other local employers. See how to establish a telecommuting option for your employees and the numerous benefits your organization will experience. View it online and learn more by visiting the Commuter Challenge Telework page.

You Can Provide a Car for Your Employees Without Having a Fleet

Consider the flexibility of Flexcar for getting your employees around town—a convenient carsharing system with a fleet of 200 vehicles in the Seattle area, including nine cars in Downtown Bellevue! Flexcar membership is more convenient, affordable, and reliable than managing an in-house fleet or reimbursing employees for parking and mileage. With vehicles distributed across eleven metropolitan areas, your employees can always have a clean, efficient, and reliable car, truck or van when they need one. In addition, Flexcar can provide your employees with a car for occasional personal use without having to drive alone to work—a valued benefit.

Get the Commute Advantage!

Commute Advantage is a service facilitated by TransManage, the transportation arm of the Bellevue Downtown Association, and provides personalized transportation program planning, as well as lucrative transit subsidies and incentives. Click here to view a program description. To learn more, contact TransManage at (425) 990-3097 or transmanage@bellevuedowntown.org.

Submit Your Company Profile

Do you want to be a champion for providing commute choices? Submit a profile here.