It's a new way for Travis County employees to get to work. More importantly, they won’t have to hunt down a parking spot once they get there.
Tuesday, commissioners voted to approve a commuter shuttle program for county employees, but not without plenty of debate.
Those who put together the shuttle plan say they got quite a bit of input from Capitol Metro, and starting June 1, Travis County workers will have the chance to ride the new commuter shuttle service.
Daniel Bradford has been an assistant county attorney for three years, and he's still waiting for an assigned parking spot.
The wait for some Travis County employees can be as long as seven years.
Bradford chooses to ride his bike to work, but those employees living outside of downtown aren't as lucky -- they're stuck searching for parking spots and paying hundreds of dollars a month for a private parking space.
Bradford says the new shuttle service will be a big help to employees.
"They're gonna have another option for getting in to work without having to get in their one car by themselves and drive 45 minutes to an hour every day," Bradford said.
The new commuter shuttle service approved by County Commissioners Tuesday will pick up passengers at designated spots and drop them off at work. The shuttle would then take riders back at the end of the day.
The shuttle is not a free service, it will cost employees between $7 to $12 a day.
Tuesday, the county also approved a qualified transportation benefit plan -- each month workers could use up to $230 of their pre-tax income to pay for transportation expenses.
