Transportation Services
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Employee Ferries & Out-of-Area Bus Pass

Employees

If you ride the Washington State Ferries as a walk-on passenger, bike rider, or a passenger in either a carpool or vanpool, you are eligible to receive up to $58 per month of subsidy on your ferry pass. For those employees who must use either Pierce or Community Transit to get to and from work, you are also eligible to receive up to $58 per month of subsidy on your transit pass. If you are the driver or a passenger of a vanpool, you are also eligible for this subsidy.

This ferry/public transit/vanpool subsidy benefit is available only to permanent employees. For transportation purposes, a permanent employee is defined as an employee who is eligible for all fringe benefits, including medical and vacation. Examples of permanent employees include fulltime faculty, classified staff, and administrators.

An employee must still participate in the TMP program to be eligible for the subsidy. The subsidy is provided in lieu of you receiving the GoPass. You CANNOT receive both a GoPass and the monthly subsidy. This subsidy is offered ONLY to those employees who use public transit as a normal mode of commute to and from work. Employees who regularly drive or those with an individual (non-carpool) parking permit are NOT eligible for subsidy reimbursement.

To enroll in the college TMP, please print and complete the Employee Transportation - Payroll Deduction form. Completed form should be submitted to Milton Smith (206-587-6931) of Transportation Services Office (room 2BE1112) for processing. You will be charged $10 per quarter for participation in the TMP. Under the payroll deduction option, a portion of the TMP fee (1/6th of the quarterly fee) is deducted each time you get a paycheck.

To obtain for the monthly subsidy, please submit to Transportation Services Office the following:

  1. Original receipt showing the price you have paid for your ferry pass, out-of-area bus pass or vanpool fare.
  2. Completed reimbursement invoice voucher with:
    • Your name
    • Employee ID number
    • Home address or mail stop - where you want the reimbursement check to be sent
    • Indicate the month you are requesting the reimbursement (your dated receipt must match the month requesting)

A reimbursement check will be processed and sent to you within two (2) weeks of submission.