The city of San Francisco requires businesses in the city with 20 or more employees to provide employees with tax-free public transit patronage benefits.
Upto $245 per month can be exempted under the mandated San Francisco model - this exemption can come from council rates discounts, income taxes or salary sacrificing. Traffic congestion along the Gold Coast remains a major problem and the Coast is one of Australia’s most car dependent places.
As the Gold Coast light rail comes online in 2014, can the city find innovative ways to curb car use and make transit a viable cost alternative for the city’s workforce?
Idea #98 of 100 ideas in 100 days. A project from Urban Social Blog focusing on the Gold Coast’s potential as a hub of innovation and best practice urban policy.
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