Mass Transit: Federal Participation in Transit Benefit Programs
(Testimony, 09/23/93, GAO/T-RCED-93-72).

To bolster air quality and reduce traffic congestion, federal
transportation policy has tried to reduce automobile use.  One approach
has involved employer-provided financial incentives to encourage
employees' use of public transportation.  This report reviews
participation by federal agencies and their employees in transit benefit
programs.  GAO evaluates (1) the extent of transit benefit program
participation and the factors influencing it; (2) the effect of federal
participation on employees' commuting patterns; (3) funding of federal
participation in transit benefit programs; and (4) administration and
management of federal participation, including management control over
such assets as transit tickets and vouchers.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-93-72
     TITLE:  Mass Transit: Federal Participation in Transit Benefit 
             Programs
      DATE:  09/23/93
   SUBJECT:  Eligibility criteria
             Cost effectiveness analysis
             Mass transit operations
             Urban transportation operations
             Fringe benefit costs
             State-administered programs
             Federal/state relations
             Mass transit funding
             Federal aid for transportation
             Fringe benefits
IDENTIFIER:  District of Columbia
             Chicago (IL)
             Kansas City (MO)
             New York (NY)
             Trade and Development Program
             
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