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Revamp Your Commute!
Explore your options below for getting to work! Shedding your car can save you time spent in traffic, stress in your daily routine, and money on gas, parking, and insurance. You may even qualify for discounts based on your income.
| Commute Type | Estimate Cost | Description |
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Find a bikeway and public bike parking on your commute |
Your own bicycle |
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Discounts available to riders with disabilities, youths, seniors, and low incomes |
Reginal rail transit service |
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Monthly pass for $84.60 *Ask your employer about EasyPasses! |
Local and transbay service in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties |
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Free connections from BART, San Francisco Bay Ferry, Amtrak and Capital Corridor to Downtown offices, restaurants, local shops, and social services |
Free shuttle service on Broadway |
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Membership for $13/month Discounted membership for low-income riders for $5 for first year |
Reginal Bikeshare |
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Rates vary by provider Discounted membership for low-income riders (cost varies by provider) |
Free-floating scooters to rent by minute |
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Rates vary by provider |
Rent cars by the hour |
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Rates vary by provider and carpool arrangement |
Shared cars vehicles with commuters that are matched through providers |
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Rates vary by provider and vanpool arrangement |
Matches employees with other commuters with optional rental cars, discounted designated vanpool parking in Downtown Oakland |
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Reimbursed for up to $125 per trip (up to $600 per year) for 6 trips per year |
Free "back up" taxi, Uber, Lyft, or carshare for individuals who commute by transit, biking, walking, carpooling, and vanpooling and need to get home quickly in case of personal, unexpected emergencies |
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Parking cash-out payments vary |
*If your employer pays for all or part of your parking, ask your employer if you are entitled to the parking cash-out choice and instead support your non-car commute |
Additional Resources
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511
Info for getting around the Bay Area
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ADA Programs
Resources for persons with disabilities
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Alameda County Safe Routes to School
Have Kids? Information on alternative modes to get them to school.
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Bicycle Education
Free classes through Bike East Bay
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San Francisco Bay Ferry
Ferry services for the Bay Area
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Transit to OAK
Transit options for the Oakland Airport
Please email any questions about commute benefits to parklandish@oaklandca.gov.