Affordable Benefits for Organizations of Any Size

Providing transit benefits is an excellent way to save employees or members money (learn about tax benefits or credits) while helping them reach their destinations. If the Metropass, College Pass or Student Pass programs don’t meet your needs, there are other options.

Each option is tailored to a type of organization or participant. Many organizations use multiple programs (for example, Metropass along with Fares Direct) to meet the needs of those who ride transit.

> My Fare Card List
> Fares Direct
> SuperSavers/Tokens By Mail

*Your organization plans to recharge each participant's card a minimum of three times, expects them to ride for at least three months

**For participants who may ride for fewer than three months.

My Fare Card List at metrotransit.org

With only a credit card and a mymetrotransit account, purchase and manage Go-To Cards for eligible participants. A Go-To Card is the most flexible way to pay fares and allows groups to purchase a variety of fares (stored value or 31-Day Passes). An administrator can manage up to 100 Go-To Cards using My Fare Card List and submit payment in a single transaction. The transit user benefits from discounted rides and from paying with pre-tax dollars, if applicable. Your organization benefits from offering a great transit benefit without the hassle of distributing passes each month.

Managing Go-To Cards with My Fare Card List

1. Create a mymetrotransit account
2. Place an initial Go-To Card order in the Online Store
3. Once you receive the cards, create a “My Fare Card List” within the store
4. Distribute the Go-To Cards to participants and be sure to record a name or other identifier in the Nick Name field
5. When necessary, add stored value or multi-day passes Go-To Cards with a credit card in one easy transaction

Fares Direct

Fares Direct is a convenient option for organizations that manage more than 100 Go-To Cards each month or cannot pay online by credit card. Fares Direct allows large volume SuperSaver customers to convert to Go-To Cards to easily manage a transit program for its participants. Fares Direct is the option if an organization wants to provide a transit benefit for a large number of participants (min. order $500/month) with different types of transit needs. Fares Direct is a good fit if particpants regularly purchase transit fares through the organization and if value is expected to be added to the Go-To Card at least three times.

Participating in Fares Direct

1. Sign agreement
2. Submit initial Go-To Card order form
3. Distribute cards to participants and record on the provided datasheet the names associated with each card number
4. Once per month, indicate which cards should receive additional value and submit the datasheet to Metro Transit
5. Metro Transit adds value to the indicated cards and sends a invoice

SuperSavers and Tokens by Mail

If your organization does not qualify for any of our pass programs, online purchases or Fares Direct, ordering SuperSavers and tokens is likely the best option – its flexibility is preferred by many social service agencies and non-profits that have different clients each month. Please contact us to set up a wholesale account that allows your organization to purchase SuperSavers and tokens by mail. Don't want a wholesale account? Tokens and some SuperSavers are available at Metro Transit stores. A tax-exempt certificate is required to purchase tokens.

> Agreement form for employers and organizations
> Already have a customer number with Metro Transit? Access order forms here

Learn More

If your organization is interested in offering transit benefits, find out more by contacting the local outreach specialist or Metro Transit today.