Commute Smart Downtown is a one-year grant program available to Spokane's City Center. This community-based outreach initiative—a collaboration between the Downtown Spokane Partnership, City of Spokane, Spokane Transit, Gonzaga University, and Spokane Regional Transportation Council — aims to help employers with fewer than 100 employees develop commute programs that encourage riding transit, bicycling, carpooling, STA RideShare, or walking to work.

By fostering these habits, we help build a more connected, sustainable, and vibrant downtown where both businesses and employees thrive. Employers who offer these options often see reduced absenteeism, higher productivity, and improved recruitment and retention.

If your business is not already enrolled in the Commute Smart NW program, your business and employees can take advantage of the following perks by joining Commute Smart Downtown:

- 2 FREE Months of STA Connect Cards per employee ($120 value)

- 2 FREE Months of STA Rideshare fares per employee ($120 value)

- FREE Emergency Ride Home program startup funds ($120)

- FREE Bicycling and/or Walking Safety Kits

- FREE Bike Rack Storage

- FREE Reserved Rideshare Parking Signs

The Commute Smart Downtown team will help tailor a program to your company’s unique needs while improving your team's work-life balance. We make it easy to get started by providing turn-key marketing materials, requiring less than one hour of administrative time per month.

For more information call Jennifer Krasner at 509-477-7668 or email her at JKrasner@SpokaneCounty.gov.