Whether you are an employer or employee in South Lake Union — driving less makes good sense. As gas prices rise and parking spaces get harder to find, encouraging people to walk, bike, bus or carpool to work saves money, is good for the environment and helps people — and businesses — stay healthy.
Whatever size your business, Metro wants to help you encourage more of your employees to get to work in fewer cars. Here’s what you can do:
- Help your employees pay for their bus pass or vanpool fare using pre-tax dollars. It’s a free and easy way to give them a raise!! Check out our “how to brochure.”
- Find out about other employer programs through which you can support your employees in their choice to commute without driving alone to work.
- Take advantage of the additional Metro resources and incentives listed below.
- Come to work without your car, and walk or bike to lunch in the neighborhood! See the "Bus, Bike, Walk: Explore South Lake Union" map to learn how far you can go without a car in South Lake Union in no time at all. The map also shows an array of points of interest you can visit during your lunch hour!
- If you need a car for longer-distance errands during the work day, use a Zipcar (formerly Flexcar) — there are many locations throughout South Lake Union shown on the "Bus, Bike, Walk: Explore South Lake Union" map.
- The Lake Union Water Taxi service circulates around Lake Union, stopping at The Center for Wooden Boats, Chandlers Cove, Ivars Salmon House, the UW (Aqua Verde) and Fremont. Other stops available upon request.
- Earn cash rewards for not driving alone to work in SLU with SLU TRIP$.
King County Metro can help make it easy to get to work!
Check out these services and special programs to help reduce drive alone work trips:
- Talk to a Bus Expert. Trip planning assistance is available 24/7 to help you leave your car behind. Plan your commute online, or call Metro Customer Service — 206-553-3000 — for help in figuring out the easiest way to get to work on Metro.
- Combine bus and bike by riding to the bus stop, or cycle to a nearby park-and-ride and store your bike in a locker while busing the rest of the way to your destination. Every Metro bus has a bicycle rack that can accommodate two bikes, and many of our vanpools are also equipped for transporting bikes.
- Use RideshareOnline.com to discover who is available to carpool or vanpool in a matter of minutes using self-serve online ridematching. Metro's Regional Ridematch System has over 11,000 names of Puget Sound commuters who want to share a ride.
