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A Capped Commute Card

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Starting in 2020, Metro's Commute Card for Business will be capped every month at the cost of the regular Unlimited Ride Pass. What is a Commute Card for Business and why is it capped? The Commute Card for Business The Commute Card for Business is a special annual   unlimited ride pass  that is only available through area organizations and businesses. A generic Commute Card program started about fifteen years ago as a mutually beneficial way to support and increase bus ridership, worker benefits and/or lessen transportation costs and the demand for parking in land-locked areas. It involved such large educational and health organizations as the UW-Madison's Associated Students of Madison (ASM) and the UW Hospitals and Clinics a well as some businesses. The original organizations still have special pass programs, but the Commute Card for Business is now its own program. It is designed to enable employees, employers or both to benefit from the pre-tax payroll deduc...