FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology

WIT Employee HandbookSection VIII: General InformationVIII B. COMMUTING1. PARKINGLimited parking for the staff is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Allvehicles must display a valid Wentworth Parking Sticker. There is an annual fee forthese stickers which are issued at the Public Safety Department. One-day parkingpermits are also available for a fee.2. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONThe MBTA Green Line and Orange Line provide transit connections to Wentworth.The MBTA also provides bus connections to the campus. Wentworth encouragesthe use of public transportation.3. MBTA PASSESMonthly passes for the MBTA may be ordered through Human Resources. Regularfull-time and regular part-time employees are given a monthly subsidy of up to $60toward a T pass if they do not have a parking permit. Please contact the HumanResources Department for a sign-up form and further details.If the pass costs more than $60, the employee pays the difference via a biweeklypayroll deduction. Deductions are taken one month in advance of which up to $115(excluding the WIT subsidy) may be a pretax deduction.Linkpasses, or CharlieCards, are available to employees upon hire. Commuter railzone passes are ordered a month in advance. Forms for new passes must bereceived by the first of the month before the month ordered. For example, if you wishto receive a December T pass, the order must be received by November 1.Cancellations of T passes must also be received, in writing, one month in advanceor you will be charged for the pass.Changes and deletions of T passes may be made 3 times per year, at the beginningof each semester, or for a qualifying event (i.e., employee has moved). Again, thechange or cancellation must be received, in writing, one month in advance.Please be advised that the employee assumes total responsibility for his/her T passonce it is retrieved from the Human Resources Office, although, a CharlieCard maybe replaced. Please notify HR asap if you lose your CharlieCard.4. CARPOOLSCarpooling is encouraged at Wentworth. Carpools may be arranged throughCommuteWorks at 617-632-2796. Contact Human Resources for furtherinformation.March 200980