SchoolPool Ridematching services are available for elementary, middle and high schoolers in Contra Costa County. Commuter Checks are vouchers that can be applied to the purchase of tickets and passes on most Bay Area transit systems and vanpools. This second option allows both employees and employers to realize tax savings. Assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8 am - 5 pm. Employers purchase passes for all their full-time employees from County Connection at a deep discount and provides them to employees as an incentive to ride public transit.
Riders simply flash the pass to board a transit vehicle.
Some employers include bike parking, showers and lockers for employees who walk or ride to work. Call your employer's human resources manager to ask if they have any transportation incentive programs for employees. The Regional Transit Discount Card provides substantially reduced fares on Bay Area bus, rail and ferry systems to qualified persons with disabilities and seniors 65 and older. Call your local transit agency to get an application form and complete Parts A and D. 2. Bring some form of valid photo identification with you.