IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE.

VTA CONNECTS your business with Silicon Valley's most successful companies.

VTA DRIVES customers and employees to your place of business.

VTA services meet your business needs and

The Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program took effect on

March 26, 2014. This Program was developed and adopted by the

Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) and the

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), to implement State

Senate Bill 1339. It requires all employers in the San Francisco Bay

Area with 50 or more full-time employees (employees who work 30

hours or more) to provide commuter benefits to their employees by

September 30, 2014. Employers subject to this program must choose

at least one of four commuter benefit options to offer their employees.

Why it’s good for business – Transit benefits are treated as

a tax-free fringe benefit, not employee wages. Employers can save

approximately 7.65% in payroll taxes AND employees can save up to

40% on their commuting expenses since they don’t have to pay

income taxes on the money they set aside for their transit use.

Be a corporate leader – Show your employees that you care

about reducing their commuting costs and stress! Show your

customers that your company is an environmental leader!

HOW VTA CAN HELP YOU COMPLY WITH THIS NEW REQUIREMENT:

You must offer one of the following four options:

• Pre-Tax Benefit – allow employees to exclude their transit/carpool expenses from taxable income, up to $130 per month

• Employer-Provided Subsidy – Provide a subsidy to reduce or cover employees’ monthly transit costs, up to $75 per month

• Employer-Provided Transit – Provide a free or low-cost transit service for employees, such as a bus, shuttle or vanpool service

• Alternative Commuter Benefit – Provide an alternative commuter benefit that is effective in reducing single-occupancy commute trips as the previous 3 options.

VTA is ready to meet with you to discuss transit serving your worksite and schedule a transit fair for employees.

For more information, please visit vta.org or call us at (408) 321-5825 to schedule a meeting. Please contact VTA

partners Edenred at (415) 265-3140 or Rideshare 511 at (408) 321-5948 to start your program.

NEW BAY AREA COMMUTER BENEFITS PROGRAM:

VTA WANTS TO BE YOUR EMPLOYEES’ CHOICE!

SAVINGS AT A GLANCE

For Employees

Federal Income Tax Savings $390

FICA Savings $120

State/City Income Tax Savings $94

Total Annual Employee Savings $604

Transit (max $130)*

* based on a 25% tax bracket (most common) and FY 2014-IRC Section 132(f)

For Employers

Social Security (FICA) $97

Medicare (FICA) $23

Total Annual Employers Savings $120

Transit (max $130)**

** based on an employee earning < $117,000 per year and FY 2014-IRC Section 132(f)

Light Rail with Wi-FiLight Rail travels through San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Milpitas, Campbell and Los Gatos connecting with VTA’s network of buses throughout Santa Clara County and other regional service.

Express Buses with Wi-Fi, Reclining Seats and Reading LightsA network of more than 70 routes cover 2,300 miles throughout Santa Clara County. Express buses link residential neighborhoods with major employment centers for fast, direct commuting.

Rapid 522VTA’s Rapid 522 supplements VTA Bus Line 22 service along the Alameda/El Camino Real/Santa Clara Street/Alum Rock Avenue corridor. The corridor is the backbone of the VTA bus network, carrying over 20,000 daily riders, or 20% of VTA’s bus ridership. Rapid 522 provides faster, more frequent, and more direct service along the 26-mile route through the use of state-of-the-art technology and service enhance-ments that include bus signal priority, queue-jump lanes and headway-based schedules.

Limited Stop Line 323Bus Line 323 provides direct connections to popular destinations:• De Anza College • Vallco Shopping Mall • Santana Row• Valley Fair Mall • San Jose Convention Center • Downtown San Jose • San Jose State UniversityWith service every 15 minutes from 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, and limited stops to reduce travel time, riding VTA is more convenient than ever.

Here are a few VTA services that are near you:

Maria CambraSales & Promotions Supervisor(408) 321-5825, maria.cambra@vta.org

Market CoverageVTA serves residents of the 15 cities in

Santa Clara County including Campbell,

Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills,

Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan

Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose,

Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale.

1405-9463

Light Rail Station Poster

Take-One Article

Bus & Light Rail Interior Carcard

VTA's visibility and marketing power will promote your business to Santa Clara county residents and visitors, offering you a cost-effective new approach for your next marketing campaign.

Light Rail Exterior Wrap

VTA ADVERTISING VALUESProduct Rate

Bus Exterior - King $715

Bus Exterior - Queen $450

Bus Exterior - Tail $425

Bus Exterior - Wrap $7,500

Bus & Light Rail Interior Carcards $30

Light Rail Exterior - King $715

Light Rail Exterior - Queen $450

Light Rail Exterior - Center Stage $900

Light Rail Exterior - Wrap $15,000

Light Rail Station Poster $50

VTA Take-One Newsletter Article $100

Light Rail Station Take-Over* Varies

Floor Graphics (Light Rail station Placement) $300

In addition to our transit service, have you considered the great value of advertising with VTA?