Transit Benefit
This page outlines how to sign up for and how to cancel the transit benefit.
Currently, the Transit Benefits system is down. There is not an alternative registration option available. When the system is back online, PeopleOps will share an update.
Eligibility
All GSA employees who take mass/public transit to work are eligible for transit subsidies. To receive a transit subsidy, you need to enroll using the process below.
Enrolling in transit benefit
The step-by-step guidance below is specific to TTS employees:
Use T-TECH TRANSFORMATION SERVICE
as your organizational code. Make sure to
select the Transit Coordinator in the Region in which you reside - this
information is listed in the online form.
- Go to , external,https://www.transportation.gov/transerve/participants/gsa
- Click on Transit Benefit Program Application System
- Click on Register
- Update your password information using the temporary password that's emailed to you
- Login using your government email and updated password
- Review the "Rules of behavior" and then click on I Agree
- Click on Transit Benefit Application
- Select "Certify/Enroll" and click Continue
- On the "Warning" screen, click I Agree
- Enter information into the application and verify that it's correct. Here are
common selections for TTS team members:
- Reason for Certification: New Transit Benefit Participant
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Work Status: Full Time
- Select Transportation Method (i.e. Bus, Other Bus, Rail, Other Method, Van
Pool)
- Fill out corresponding information for each transportation method selected
- Fill out "Transit Benefit Program Application"
- Organization Code: Q - Federal Acquisition Service
- Common identifier: TRANSIT
- Fill out "Approver Information Section"
- Select your Supervisor - If your supervisor is not listed, have your
supervisor follow these steps:
- If the Supervisor is not currently enrolled in the TranServe system, they will need to follow all of the steps above to enroll as a "participant"
- Once enrolled, the Supervisor needs to send an email to Alexandra Sabbers at , external,gsa-transit-subsidy@gsa.gov requesting elevation to "Supervisor" status
- Transit Coordinator:
- DC employees: FAS-Transit Subsidy
- Other regions: consult the TTS-only, transit subsidy coordinators list
- Point of Contact:
- DC employees: Central Office FAS Transit Subsidy
- Other regions: enter region code (Ex: Chicago employees enter Region 5)
- Select your Supervisor - If your supervisor is not listed, have your
supervisor follow these steps:
- Scroll down and click Continue to submit
Note: The approval process is supervisor, GSA Transit Coordinator, and DOT review/processing.
Cancelling transit benefit
- Go to , external,https://transitapp.ost.dot.gov
- Login to your account
- Click on Transit Benefit Application
- Click on Withdraw from the program
- Click Continue
- Fill out and submit the form