National Capital Region transit benefit for commuting: Under this program, participating employees will receive, in addition to their current compensation, "transit passes" in amounts equal to their personal commuting costs, not to exceed $105/month. Parking costs will not be used in establishing commuter costs. This benefit applies to both mass transit and qualified vanpool participants. Employees with subsidized parking must relinquish their parking permits to receive the transit pass. Similarly, employees who receive transit passes may not be counted as part of a DoD carpool for purposes of qualifying for a parking pass. Servicing parking offices will have the authority to make exceptions to this rule. They will notify WHS of any exceptions granted. If you have questions, please contact your local parking office for additional information/guidelines.
Employees must give up their parking pass in order to receive this benefit. For more information: http://www.dtic.mil/ref/html/NCRTransitpass.html
Metrorail and Metrobus serve a population of 3.5 million within a 1,500 square-mile area. The transit zone consists of the District of Columbia, the suburban Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s and the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church. Overall, 42 percent of those working in the center core—Washington and parts of Arlington County—use mass transit. Information on the Washington Metropolitain Area Transit, including a trip planner, schedule & fares and much more, can be found here: http://www.wmata.com/