Go green and save green

Go green and save green

When Rice commuters use public transportation, park at an off-campus facility or do both, they can save not only the environment but also a little cash.

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Rice’s Commuter Benefits Program allows benefits-eligible faculty and staff to pay for their eligible commuting costs through automatic, pretax payroll deductions. And the economic stimulus bill signed last week by President Barack Obama included a provision that nearly doubles the transit limit for commuter benefits. Now Rice commuters can elect to have up to $230 per month set aside from their paychecks before taxes are deducted to pay for qualified commuting expenses, such as bus, light rail, vanpool and off-campus parking.

For more information, visit the Commuter Benefits Program Web site http://people.rice.edu/benefits.cfm?doc_id=12780.