Participating in Smart Trips can help you...
Find travel options that fit your lifestyle
Find commuting partners in your area
Earn rewards for logging your trips
Our goal is to provide benefits to your employees when they use alternative methods in their daily commutes.
Carpool, vanpool, public transit, bike, or simply walking to work are all promoted by Smart Trips, and we can help design and implement commuter programs for your employees.
Smart Trips
is free!
Thanks to federal, state and local grants, Smart Trips is free for both employers and employees.
Employees get access to...
- Online ridematching services
- Entry in prize drawings
- Emergency Ride Home services
Smart Trips can provide...
- Learning opportunities through lunch & learn events
- Sharing information at new employee orientations, or by meeting with interested members of management or HR
- Sharing information at benefits fairs, Earth Day celebrations, and other special events
- Marketing materials like newsletters, flyers, event information, and various promotional materials for employers to promote the program
Become a Best Workplace for Commuters!
Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC) is a membership program that provides qualified employers with national recognition and an elite designation for offering outstanding commuter benefits.
Employers that meet the National Standard of Excellence in commuter benefits can get on the list of Best Workplaces for Commuters.
Qualifying Smart Trip members receive the following benefits:
- Expert assistance with BWC application ($75 value)
- BWC membership ($230 value)
- Inclusion in press release announcing the Best Workplaces for Commuters
*To request assistance applying for BWC, please email smarttrips@knoxplanning.org or call 865-215-2916
Tax Incentives
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 resources to help employers and employees money.
- Federal Transportation Administration: Internal Revenue Service – Qualified Transportation Fringes – 26 CFR 1.132-9
- Internal Revenue Service: Qualified Transportation Fringes – 26 CFR 1.132-9 explained in detail
You can log working from home and working a flexible schedule.
Log your trips and earn rewards for any trip you make if you...
- Walk
- Bike
- Ride the bus
- Ride an electric scooter
- Carpool / Vanpool
Any time you choose an option other than getting in a car by yourself, you’re making a Smart Trip!