Alternative transportation modes include taking the bus, train or ferry, carpooling or vanpooling, and walking or bicycling. This program is free of charge to both the employee and employer. For Hacienda businesses to offer this benefit to their employees, the business must register as a program participant. Interested employees will also be required to register as an employee participant. The result means both employer and employee savings on payroll taxes.
Additional benefits are also available for employers participating in parking cash-out programs.
The vouchers can be used when buying tickets for buses, ferries, light rail, BART, CalTrain and most other transit systems. Vouchers are also accepted for some vanpools. Information Agent One of the main objectives of the Association is to keep park users informed of all of their transportation options. This goal has been accomplished by using several means of distributing information. The Association routinely mails out materials on transportation related matters to contacts established at each company within the park.