These include subsidies and pre-tax benefits for transit and vanpool expenses. Many employers have found employee awards programs be successful in encouraging commuters to switch to an alternate travel mode for commuting. Some employers establish a point system to ensure that employees get credit for daily use of alternate modes as well as less regular use. One is offered through the vanpool vendors. The other is a new vanpool incentive program, available to those who commute to or from the Metrowest area.
Some employers obtain vans for interested employees to use for vanpooling.