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How Employers Can Get Involved

1. Sign up to be a participating Smart Trips employer

Email the Smart Trips office or call us at (865) 215-2916.

2. Tell your employees about Smart Trips commuting options

We'll come to your worksite and talk to your employees about the Smart Trips program and the perks that come with it. We’ll also help them find commuting options that will work for them and tell them how to register for the Smart Trips program.

3. Save money

IRS tax code allows companies to offer employees pre-tax benefits for public transportation and related parking. Smart Trips doesn’t offer tax advice, but we can lead you to information that can save employers and employees money.

Take this link to the Federal Transportation Agency’s Commuter Choice site and learn more..... Commuter Choice

And for Internal Revenue Service - Qualified Transportation Fringes - 26 CFR 1.132-9 explained in detail: IRS Commuter

 


Contact Smart Trips

Smart Trips, a program of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, serves the urbanized areas of Knox, Blount, Sevier, Jefferson, and Anderson Counties. The Smart Trips Program is funded by the US Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Knox County, the ALCOA Foundation and Tennessee Valley Bicycles.

Smart Trips Waiver of Liability
Participation in Smart Trips programs such as carpool, vanpool, riding the bus, biking, walking to work, and the Emergency Ride Home (ERH) program is an individual decision. Participants are completely responsible for the operation of carpools and participation in any Smart Trips programs. SMART TRIPS AND THE KNOXVILLE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL'S PARTICIPATION IN A CARPOOL, VANPOOL, BUS, BIKE, WALK, OR ERH PROGRAMS.