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The
Fare-Less Cab
An
Annapolis Area Guaranteed Ride Home Program
Annapolis,
MD - If they need a ride home...we’ll GUARANTEE it! Clean Commute
Annapolis and ARTMA want your 'clean' commuters to have a way
home in the event of an emergency and have launched the Fare-less
Cab, a Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program.
It's just
gotten easier to take the bus, join a carpool, ride a bike,
or walk to work now that you can get home in the event of an
emergency and it's free! The Annapolis Regional Transportation
Management Association (ARTMA), in partnership with Clean Commute
Annapolis, is offering a 'Fare-Less Cab' guaranteed ride home
(GRH) program for employees of Annapolis area businesses. This
program provides commuters who regularly take transit, carpool,
bike, or walk to work in the Annapolis region, a free cab ride
home up to four times per year in the event of an emergency.
This is
a great program if you want to save money and time by 'clean
commuting' but worry how you'll get home if an emergency pops
up. Now you don't have to rely on your car and all the expense
and stress that comes with driving to and from work every day
on our congested roads and bridges - because you can relax on
an Annapolis Transit bus or share a ride with one of your colleagues,
knowing that you have a free cab ride home in the event of illness
(personal or family) or unscheduled overtime. To be eligible,
all you have to do is hold a monthly or yearly Annapolis Transit
pass, or carpool, walk or bike to work at least eight times
per month.
Contact
the Clean Commute Annapolis representative at 410-263-7964 x
107 to find out if your employer is enrolled in the 'Fare-Less
Cab' program. If they are, we will tell you who your company
representative is and they will supply you with a voucher. When
an emergency arises, just pull out your voucher, call one of
the participating cab companies, give the voucher to the driver
and away you go. But what happens if your employer isn't enrolled
in the program? Contact your HR department or let Clean Commute
Annapolis know and we can follow up with your company. It's
free for employers to join and they only pay for a portion of
the utilized vouchers.
There are
numerous benefits to employers who offer this guaranteed ride
home benefit and it's easy to implement and administer. The
'Fare-Less Cab' program has tax credit benefits; boosts recruitment
and retention; reduces absenteeism; improves employee morale;
costs less than providing parking in the downtown area; and
demonstrates your desire to improve our economy and way of life
through alternative transportation initiatives. Enroll today
by calling 410-263-7964 x 107.
With support
from Anne Arundel County, the MTA and our members, Annapolis
Regional Transportation Management Association (ARTMA), advocates
the value of a sound transportation infrastructure and promotes
commuter options, which save money, time, and our quality of
life while reducing congestion and pollution. ARTMA is a non-profit
organization which represents thousands of employees in Annapolis
and Anne Arundel County, realizing that a sound transportation
infrastructure is vital to a healthy economy. For more information
about ARTMA, rideshare registration, or public transportation
options visit www.artma.org or call 410.897.9340.
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Heather McColl, Executive Director, ARTMA
Telephone: 410-897-9340
Email: hmccoll@artma.org
Date: October 28, 2004
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