A Variety of Options Help Save the Earth One Carbon at a Time

MIT continues its environmental leadership with new programs to increase public transportation usage by our community and reduce the number of cars traveling to campus. The expanded services combined with the existing commuter benefits will provide ways to combat rising fuel costs and enable MIT members to reduce their carbon footprints. Among these programs are:

Subsidy increase for commuter rail passes
MIT will increase its subsidy of MBTA commuter rail passes up to 50 percent for all zones. The increase, which will begin with the month of October, will result in immediate savings for nearly 600 members of the MIT community. Check out the new subsidy rates.

Take the T for free program
The last day to sign up for a free T pass in September was Thursday, August 14, so the deadline has passed. If you did sign up for the program, you can pick up the pass in the Parking Office, W20-022, begining on Wednesday, August 27 at 8:00 AM.

If you find that taking public transportation is a good option for you and you would like to sign up for a regular T pass, you need to follow several steps. Remember that you can sign up for an Occasional Parking permit as well as a T pass.

Off-site parking locations
Later in the fall, MIT will expand options for parking at off-site locations at Wellesley College and Lincoln Lab for commuters who come in from the western suburbs.

Other programs available for the MIT Community:
Why spend extra time and money in traffic? There are many options to choose from here on this website. Peruse these pages and see how you can save money and the environment at the same time. Some of the options available are:

An Emergency Ride Home Program for transit and bike commuters.
An Occasional Parking Program for walkers, transit and bike commuters.
Discounted parking fees and preferential parking for vanpools and carpools.

How much does your commute cost?
If you’re tired of paying more and more for gas and wonder what your cost savings would be if you took public transit then use this Commuting Calculator to find out.