United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-09-23 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-93-72 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-93-72 P0b002ee180378a7e f:trc93072 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-93-72 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-93-72 T-RCED-93-72 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 District of Columbia Chicago (IL) Kansas City (MO) New York (NY) Trade and Development Program Testimony RCED 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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-93-72/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-93-72.htm GAO/T-RCED-93-72 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-93-72 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-93-72; Mass Transit: Federal Participation in Transit Benefit Programs; 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 District of Columbia Chicago (IL) Kansas City (MO) New York (NY) Trade and Development Program