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San Francisco and regional agencies coordinate on commuter-benefits enforcement as new regional rule takes effect
Summary
City staff and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District outlined how San Francisco's commuter-benefits ordinance (applies to employers with 20+ employees) will interact with a new regional regulation (applies to employers with 50+ Bay Area employees). The region's implementation includes outreach, a September compliance window and a tiered enforcement approach beginning with warning letters and fines up to $500.
City staff and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District briefed the Commission on the Environment on July 22 about local and regional commuter-benefits programs and upcoming compliance steps.
Robert Hayden (San Francisco Department of the Environment) reviewed the San Francisco Commuter Benefits Ordinance, adopted in 2009, which applies to employers with 20 or more employees and aims to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips by requiring employers to offer one of three options: a pre-tax transit benefit (up to $130/month), an employer transit subsidy, or an…
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