Leadership in Sustainability

UOS Departments

• Engineering & Utilities
• Environmental Health & Safety
• Facilities Maintenance Operations
• Harvard Green Campus
• Operations Center
• Transportation Services
  • CommuterChoice
  • Fleet Management Services
  • Parking Services
  • Passenger Transport Services
  • Mail Services
• Administration & Finance
• Applied Technologies

News

• Ride the "Ski Train" on the Fitchburg Line to Wachusett Mountain throughout the 2010 winter season (www.mbcr.net). Also visit Harvard’s O&I for discounted lift tix.
• Effective 1/11/10 For safety reasons Commuter Rail passengers will only be allowed to enter & exit through a door attended by a crewmember not from the "operating end" of the control coach. More at mbcr.net
• Schedules for the Fitchburg, Haverhill, Fairmount, Middleborough/Lakeville, Plymouth/Kingston and Greenbush Lines will be changed Monday, January 11, 2010. Visit www.mbcr.net for more details.
• Effective 11/23/09: Fare increases at private transit provider, (The) Coach Company. For further details, visit: www.coachco.com
• Want a Bike CharlieCard for the Alewife Bike Cage or the NEW cage at the Forest Hills MBTA station? Visit the Alewife CSA (Customer Service Agent) or the Customer Information/Pass Office at Downtown Crossing.
• Dedicated bikes lanes on North Harvard Street between Western Ave & Soldiers Field Rd part of a restriping plan that will also improve existing crosswalks.
• Register your bike at the City of Boston's stolenbikesboston.com. Twitter & Facebook will send out a virtual APB to local authorities, bike shops, the cycling community & others to help try to track it down if reported stolen.
• CommuterChoice & Quad Bikes are tagging & removing abandoned bikes across campus. Know a bike that needs removing or an area that needs cleaning? Please let us know! 617-384-RIDE or commuterchoice@harvard.edu.
• Beginning mid-July, the MBTA bus stop at Gate 6 (Harvard Stadium) will be eliminated on both sides of North Harvard Street. Use stops at either the Charlesview Apartments or Shad Hall (HBS).
• For information on Low-Emitting Vehicles (LEV) parking, please click here.
• Carpool Enhancement: Work 4 days/week? Beginning 9/1/09 carpooling begins for employees commuting 4 days/week not just 5 days/week. Click here to learn more.

New! December 2009 MBTA Service Comments

Introducing Harvard's new Transit Pass Program for faculty and staff including discounted MBTA passes and much more!

Beginning March 17, 2009 Harvard University will begin offering to benefits eligible faculty and staff pre-tax savings on purchases of private transit passes and commuter checks up to the new IRS pre-tax limit of $230.

This enhances the existing program which currently offers a 50% subsidy for monthly MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority) public transit system passes including buses, subways, commuter rail lines and boats.

The cost of all Transit Products (MBTA & Private) is deducted on a pre-tax basis with most individuals saving approximately 35% depending upon their income tax bracket and withholdings.

Click here for additional information for employees

Click here if you are an undergraduate or graduate student

Click here for a complete list of private transit providers with websites for pricing information

Next steps:

• If you do not wish to change your current MBTA order, no action needs to be taken.
• If you would like to order Private Transit products, and/or MBTA products, please click below

If you have any questions about these enhancements, or the program in general, please contact Crosby Benefit Systems at 1-800-462-2235 #6; servicecenter@crosbybenefits.com or Harvard University's Commuter Choice program at 617-384-RIDE; commuterchoice@harvard.edu.

We welcome your feedback and hope you find these enhancements helpful and worthwhile. Thank you.