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E-PASS Pilot Project


An E-PASS is a workplace transit pass.  The TRAX Project of the Ecology Action Centre and Metro Transit are launching an E-PASS Pilot Project in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM).  The Pilot Project started at the Department of Energy in October 2006.  Based on the success of the Pilot Project, the E-PASS may be rolled out to more workplaces in 2007.

For more information on the E-Pass Pilot Program, please visit the links below or contact:

Stephanie Sodero
Ecology Action Centre
Tel:  (902) 429-0924
Email:  www.trax@ecologyaction.ca
Website:  http://ecologyaction.ca/trax/epass.html


  Registration Form   Commuting Survey
Pilot Project Description Fare Savings
Guaranteed Ride Home Metro Transit Schedule


Benefits


E-PASS programs offer numerous benefits to a range of stakeholders:

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Improves Employee Morale. 

Transit subsidies are a cost-effective employee benefit.  They cost less than other benefits, but employees use them more frequently and so place a high value on them.

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Recruits and Retains Employees.

Hiring and training new staff is estimated to cost 50% to 150% of that position's annual salary; a transit subsidy that helps retain one or two employees per year will pay for itself.

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Reduces Parking Demand and Costs. 

Fewer parking spaces means decreased costs for snow plowing and salting, repaving, enforcement, and leasing.

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Builds Green Image. 

Promoting transit use demonstrates civic and environmental leadership by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and traffic congestion.



 


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