Santa Clara
| Incentives & Tips | Sponsor | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle | ||
| Bay Area Bike Share: The region’s bike-sharing system with 700 bikes in 70 locations across the Bay Area. | Motivate | bayareabikeshare.com |
| Bike Mapper: Plan your trip with Bike Mapper! | 511 | gis.mtc.ca.gov |
| Bike Racks on Buses: Take your bike with you on the bus. | 511 | 511.org |
| Carpool & Rideshare | ||
| 511: Sign up for Merge to find your own carpool matches | 511 | merge.511.org |
| Carzac: Carpool whenever you need, and pay through the Carzac app. Enter SPAREAIR05 for $5 in free rides! | Carzac | carzac.com |
| Duet: Find the commute that fits your needs and join or create a carpool with community members. Enter SPAREAIR05 for $5 in free rides! | Duet | duetinc.com |
| Scoop: Schedule carpools at your convenience via the rideshare service app. Enter SPAREAIR05 for $5 in free rides! | Scoop | takescoop.com |
| Carshare | ||
| Turo: This peer-to-peer carsharing service lets you rent out your car when you’re not using it, or rent someone else’s car when they’re not using it. | Turo | turo.com |
| Zipcar: Pay a membership fee to join, reserve cars by the hour via website or app. | Zipcar | zipcar.com |
| Ridehailing | ||
| Lyft/LyftLine: Catch a ride on your own, or share your trip with others. | Lyft | lyft.com |
| Uber/uberPOOL: Catch a ride on your own, or share your trip with others. | Uber | uber.com |
| Schools | ||
| Santa Clara Safe Routes to School: Learn how to safely walk, bike, and carpool to school while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making our communities healthier for all. Find out if your school is participating! | Santa Clara County Department of Public Health | sccgov.org |
| Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition Safe Routes to School: Take advantage of a free family bicycle workshop. | Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition | bikesiliconvalley.org |
| Tax Benefits | ||
| Commuter Tax Benefits: Save money by paying for transit and vanpools with pre-tax wages. | N/A | 511.org |
| Transit | ||
| BART Carpool Parking: Carpool to BART for special parking privileges. | BART | bart.gov |
| Clipper: The region's all-in-one transit card is the only way to get VTA, SamTrans and Caltrain discount passes as well as BART High Value Discount tickets. | Metropolitan Transportation Commission | clippercard.com |
| Transit Apps: Plan trips, find out departure times and get alerts using a variety of apps. | 511 | 511.org |
| Transit & Trails App: Get to parks and open spaces near you with the Transit & Trails app. | Bay Area Open Space Council | transitandtrails.org |
| VTA Eco Pass: Ask your employer about Eco Pass—the annual transit pass for use on VTA, including guaranteed ride home. For purchase by employers. | VTA | vta.org |
| Vanpool | ||
| Commute with Enterprise: The Bay Area Vanpool Program provides $350 per month to qualifying vanpool groups who rent their vanpools with Commute with Enterprise | 511 | 511.org |
| Vanpool Seat Subsidies: The Bay Area Vanpool Program will subsidize empty seats in your owner-operated vanpool up to $300. | 511 | 511.org |
| Other Incentives | ||
| Merge Promotions: Log your carpool and earn prizes! | 511 | merge.511.org |
| Discounted Carpool/Vanpool Tolls: Carpools and vanpools pay discounted tolls on bridges. | Caltrans | 511.org |
| Express Lanes: Carpools and vanpools travel free in Bay Area Express Lanes (may require FasTrak®). | MTC/Local Agencies | bayareaexpresslanes.org |
| HOV Lanes: Get there faster in a high-occupancy vehicle lane. | 511 | 511.org |
| Park & Ride Lots: Take advantage of 150 free, convenient Park & Ride lots to meet carpool partners, meet your vanpool or catch your bus. | Caltrans, transit agencies, and local cities | 511.org |