Call for Public Comments

2018-2021 Yakima Valley Metropolitan
and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs

The Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG) is requesting comments on the 2018-2021 Draft Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs (MTIP/RTIP). The MTIP/RTIP is a compilation of federally funded transportation projects as well as regionally significant state and local transportation projects within the Yakima County region that are planned or scheduled during the next 4 years.

The Draft MTIP/RTIP is available for public review beginning Wednesday, September 27, 2017 until Wednesday, October 11, 2017 on the YVCOG website at www.yvcog.org and at the following locations:

YVCOG
311 North 4^th Street, Suite 204
Yakima, WA

Yakima Valley Regional Library, Main Branch
102 North 3^rd Street
Yakima, WA

Yakima Valley Regional Library, Sunnyside Branch
621 Grant
Sunnyside, WA

Comments must be received no later than 12:00 p.m., Wednesday October 11, 2017. Please send your comments or questions to Alan Adolf, Transportation Program Manager, at (509) 759-7981 or email alan.adolf@yvcog.org .

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Call for Public Comments – Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs for 2018-2021

CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

2018-2021 Yakima Valley Metropolitan
and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs

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What is an ETC?

What does an ETC do?

Commuter Benefits

Tired of driving alone to work every day, but not sure if you have better options?

Consider what can happen when you use alternate ways of getting to work (or even teleworking):

Good Faith Effort

What is a Good Faith Effort?

State Law define “good faith effort” by these two conditions:

YVCOG considers good faith effort when evaluating an employer’s level of commitment to achieving CTR goals.
One of two outcomes will result:

There are no civil penalties for failure to reach CTR goals. The YVCOG is here to work collaboratively with employers
to find solutions that make sense for them!

Employee Taxes

The IRS allows employees to use their own pre-tax dollars to take advantage of commuter benefits.

Employees have three options for reducing the cost of commuting:

Since 2016, the tax-free and pre-tax limits for commuter benefits provided by an employer are:

Employer Requirements

The CTR Law has six main requirements.

Participating Employers must:

CTR and Business Health

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Employer Taxes

Employers (and property managers) who provide CTR incentives are eligible for a
Washington State tax credit up to $100,000 per fiscal year (50% of the employee’s
benefit cost per fiscal year). No more than $60 per employee may be claimed in the
fiscal year.

CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

2018-2021 Yakima Valley Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs

2018-2021 Yakima Valley Metropolitan
and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs