Programs

CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS: 2022 - 2025 Yakima Valley MRTIP. YVCOG is requesting comments on the 2022 - 2025 Draft Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs. The Draft MTIP/RTIP is available for public review beginning Tuesday, September 14, 2021, until Wednesday, October 13, 2021. CLICK HERE TO VIEW.

CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS: OCT 2021 TIP AMENDMENT. A draft of the October 2021 Amendment to the 2021-2024 Yakima Valley Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Improvement Program is available through noon, Oct. 13, 2021. CLICK HERE TO VIEW. Questions and comments may be referred to YVCOG Transportation Program Manager, Alan Adolf, by calling (509)759-7981 or by e-mail.

YVCOG – Yakima Valley Conference of Governments

Yakima Valley Conference of Governments

Regional Partnerships, Regional Solutions

CTR – Commute Trip Reduction

GIS – Geographic Information Services

Planning Services

Regional Programs

Transportation

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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.