Transportation Resources

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1 Boston Transportation Resources

2 Welcome to Boston The Facilities Management team has been working closely with A Better City Transportation Management Association (ABC TMA) to provide you with a variety of commuting options to help you with your upcoming move to Boston. Putnam s membership in A Better City TMA offers unlimited use of and participation in the following Commute Options Programs: TMA sponsored services including an online ridematching database to assist with the formation of carpools and vanpools. A Guaranteed Ride Home program for employees commuting at least two days a week via an alternative transportation mode to driving alone, and incentive programs to save you money. Commuter rail schedules for the Franklin/Forge Park, Framingham/Worcester, and Providence/Stoughton commuter rail lines. Public Transit routes and schedules that provide service near Putnam at One Post Office Square. Map of Franklin Employee Origins to help you identify the likelihood of establishing a carpool or participating in a vanpool. Transitional Services Survey to assist us in identifying your schedule and commute preferences. Help us to help you, take the online survey sent to you via e mail from Putnam s Facilities Management staff. Pre tax payroll deduction information for public transportation and vanpool costs. Pre tax deductions for your vanpool or public transportation costs can save you as much as 40 percent on the cost of your commute making these options a great value. Additionally, ABC TMA along with Facilities Management staff will be available to work with you to help you plan the most efficient and cost effective commuting method. Finally, over the next few weeks we will review the results of the transportation survey and will schedule information sessions for specific commute modes to assist you in determining the transportation option that will be most cost effective and will best fit your needs.

3 Area Transit Map One Post Office Square Government Center State Street Aquarium Park Street Downtown Crossing South Station Walking Distances from Transit to Putnam South Station > Putnam =.5 miles, minute walk North Station > Putnam =.7 miles, minute walk Government Center > Putnam =.3 miles, 6 9 minute walk Downtown Crossing > Putnam =.4 miles, 7 10 minute walk Get Rewarded for Walking & Biking A Better City TMA s Workout to Work program provides incentives and safety training to employees who bike or walk to work and/or transit. For additional information on the program please visit:

4 Transportation Resources The following list provides information on public transit, vanpooling, and private bus services from cities and towns most common amongst Putnam employees. For specific information on a city/town not listed please contact ABC TMA at or dstraus@abettercity.org. Attleboro Bellingham Franklin MBTA Commuter Rail (Providence Line) Attleboro: Zone 7 ($235/month), 780 parking spaces ($4/day) AM Peak Trains: 5:27, 5:45, 6:28, 6:52, 7:32, 7:55, 8:30 PM Peak Trains: 3:45, 4:35, 5:00, 5:40, 6:10, 6:50 MBTA Commuter Rail (Franklin/Forge Park Line) Forge Park/Route 495: Zone 6 ($223/month), 716 parking spaces ($4/day) AM Peak Trains: 5:05, 5:45, 6:15, 6:35, 7:00, 7:45, 9:03 PM Peak Trains: 3:55, 4:20, 5:10, 5:40, 6:15, 7:35 MBTA Commuter Rail (Franklin/Forge Park Line) Forge Park/Route 495: Zone 6 ($223/month), 716 parking spaces ($4/day) AM Peak Trains: 5:05, 5:45, 6:15, 6:35, 7:00, 7:45, 9:03 PM Peak Trains: 3:55, 4:20, 5:10, 5:40, 6:15, 7:35 MBTA Commuter Rail (Franklin/Forge Park Line) Franklin: Zone 6 ($223/month), 173 parking spaces ($4/day) AM Peak Trains: 5:10, 5:52, 6:22, 6:42, 7:07, 7:52, 9:10 PM Peak Trains: 3:55, 4:20, 5:10, 5:40, 6:15, 7:35 Milford MBTA Commuter Rail (Franklin/Forge Park Line) Forge Park/Route 495: Zone 6 ($223/month), 716 parking spaces ($4/day) AM Peak Trains: 5:05, 5:45, 6:15, 6:35, 7:00, 7:45, 9:03 PM Peak Trains: 3:55, 4:20, 5:10, 5:40, 6:15, 7:35 MBTA Commuter Rail (Framingham/Worcester Line) Ashland: Zone 6 ($223/month), 678 parking spaces ($4/day) AM Peak Trains: 5:23, 6:13, 6:38, 7:03, 7:28, 8:08, 9:00 PM Peak Trains: 4:48, 5:43, 6:38, 6:58 Providence, RI & neighboring towns MBTA Commuter Rail (Providence Line) Attleboro: Zone 7 ($235/month), 780 parking spaces ($4/day) AM Peak Trains: 5:27, 5:45, 6:28, 6:52, 7:32, 7:55, 8:30 PM Peak Trains: 3:45, 4:35, 5:00, 5:40, 6:10, 6:50 South Attleboro: Zone 7 ($235/month), 567 parking spaces ($4/day) AM Peak Trains: 5:17, 5:35, 6:16, 6:42, 7:22, 7:45, 8:20 PM Peak Trains: 3:45, 4:35, 5:00, 5:40, 6:10, 6:50 Providence: Zone 8 ($250/month), 330 parking spaces (daily/monthly rates) AM Peak Trains: 5:07, 5:25, 6:07, 6:33, 7:12, 7:35, 8:10 PM Peak Trains: 3:45, 4:35, 5:00, 5:40, 6:10, 6:50

5 MBTA Bus Services Near Putnam MBTA #4 Bus North Station - World Trade Center via Federal Courthouse & South Station MBTA #6 Bus South Station - Haymarket Station via North End MBTA #7 Bus City Point - Otis & Summer Streets via Summer Street & South Station MBTA #43 Bus Ruggles Station - Park & Tremont Streets. via Tremont Street MBTA #92 Bus Assembly Square Mall - Downtown via Sullivan Sq. Sta., Main St. & Haymarket MBTA #93 Bus Sullivan Sq. Sta. - Downtown via Bunker Hill St. & Haymarket Sta MBTA #111 Bus Woodlawn or Broadway & Park Ave. - Haymarket Station via Mystic River/Tobin Bridge Bus Schedules & Maps Looking for a bus that services your area? Click here to visit the MBTA website where you can enter your address to see all nearby bus routes. Private Bus Carriers also service MBTA customers. For a complete listing by City/Town, please click here.

6 MBTA System Map Subway & Commuter Rail

7 Commute Options Programs Putnam s membership in A Better City TMA offers unlimited use of and participation in the following Commute Options Programs: Guaranteed Ride Home Program: Allows all employees that take the bus, subway, commuter rail, carpool, vanpool, bike or walk to work to receive a Guaranteed Ride Home in the event of an emergency or unscheduled overtime. This program helps ease the fears of many employees who may be hesitant to use transit on a regular basis because of something that may happen, one or two times per year. Register online at: guaranteed.htm Area Wide Ridematching: ABC TMA uses an online ridematching system to match member employees with other employees commuting into Boston who are interested in sharing a ride in a carpool or vanpool. Register online at: Check our website for additional programs and special events:

8 Vanpooling More than half of Putnam employees currently live in the Blackstone Valley. This density of employees provides an excellent opportunity to form vanpools or carpools with your co-workers. What is a vanpool? A vanpool is a group of 7-15 people sharing a ride to work. One person volunteers to be the driver/coordinator of the van. The riders share a fee that covers the vanpool fare. A typical vanpool fare is $150- $190/month, which includes the van lease, gas, parking, insurance, tolls, and maintenance.

9 Car Sharing Car Sharing is a model of car rental where you can rent a vehicle for a short period of time, often by the hour. It's instant-access to a network of cars throughout the city, 24 hours-a-day, paying-per-trip, without commitment or inconvenience Now Putnam employees can qualify for discounts through Putnam s Zipcar for Business account. Members use Zipcars to conduct business, and receive discounted zipcar rates. About Zipcar: To use Zipcars, employees simply reserve the vehicle online, walk to the vehicle location, hold your Zipcard over the card reader, and drive away. Each reservation includes the cost of gas, parking, insurance and mileage. Reserve minutes or months in advance. Zipcar business members also take advantage of discounted membership & driving rates on 850 cars (in over 20 makes and models) strategically parked all over the Boston area. Your membership includes use of the 5,000+ Zipcars in Boston, NYC, DC, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Seattle, Portland, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Atlanta, and more to come. How to register: To become a Zipcar Member, please take a minute to fill out the application online at Be sure to have your license information and your credit card ready to complete the application. You do not need to enter an Employee ID number. If you are currently or were previously a Zipcar member, need application assistance or have account questions, please contact: Becky Pineo at or becky@zipcar.com. Your Discounts: Consumer annual fee: $50; your Z2B annual fee: $0 Consumer hourly rate: $ $14; your Z2B hourly rate (M-F): $8.75 flat rate Consumer day rate: $68 - $100; your Z2B M-F day rate (any 24-hour period): $66 Consumer 7am-7pm rate: N/A ; your Z2B 7am-7pm rate: $56 Z2B rates do not include the BMWs or convertibles. Consumer rates apply on the weekend (Friday 11:01PM through Monday 12AM).

10 Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Payroll Deduction Putnam Investments works with WageWorks to support its employee commuter benefits program. WageWorks enables you to pay public transportation, vanpool, or parking expenses with pre-tax money. You can use the funds to have pre-paid transit passes delivered to your home, or use a WageWorks Commuter Card at any commuting-related point of purchase. We offer public transit coverage in all 50 states and in more than 350- plus metropolitan areas, so you re almost certain to benefit from WageWorks, no matter where you live. And for those using the program for parking, you can even have automatic, monthly direct payments made to your parking provider, or choose to be reimbursed. Example Commuter Savings Train ticket (per month) Without WageWorks With WageWorks Savings $230 $138 $92 Parking at train station (per month $230 $138 $92 Total (per month) $460 $276 $184 Annual Total $2208 The services below are typically covered by commuter benefits. If you have a question about the pre-tax eligibility of a specific transportation mode or about the WageWorks program for Putnam employees please visit the following website: Eligible Pre-tax Expenses Bus Train Subway Streetcar Ferry Parking at or near work Parking at or near Public Transportation to get to work Vanpool (seating for 6 or more adult passengers excluding the driver; 80% of the mileage is to transport employees and 50% of capacity is for employee transport.)