TRANSPORTATION

Earn rewards when you reThink Your Commute! 

reThinking the way you get to work offers many benefits, from decreasing stress levels to saving money. Now there’s another reason to commit to a new commute: Earn points for coupons, discounts, and more by recording your trips.

Here’s how to get started:

1. Join at reThinkYourCommute.com/Join. Earn your first 1,000 points by creating an account. Use a web browser or search for “reThink Your Commute” to download the mobile app.
2. Select “Trips” to record a trip. The first time you record a new trip, select “new trip,” then indicate how you got to work. For those working from home, select “telecommute” to earn points for skipping the commute altogether. 
3. Tell us more about your route. This will include your origin and destination. Typically, this will be your home and your worksite. You can save your top destinations under “Locations” for quick recording. 
4. Details matter! Let us know if it was a round trip and confirm the date. For the “every week” question, select “yes” to automatically record trips each week. Select a trip name that makes sense to you, like “Vanpool Commute” or “SunRail to Work.” 
5. Hit “Record” and you’re good to go! You will earn points for every trip you record, up to 200 points a day. Redeem your points for entries in our monthly gift card drawings, discounts at your favorite stores, or donate your prize to a non-profit organization.

Sometimes the unexpected arises. We’ve got you.

One of the biggest worries you may have when reThinking your commute is what to do when the unexpected arises. When you use the Reimbursable Rides reward, reThink Your Commute will pay you back for the cost of transportation to or from work when your regular commute is not available.   

Whether that’s the trip to work when your carpool leaves early or a ride home when you are sick, this reward is all about reclaiming peace of mind when you reThink Your Commute.

Commuters must have an active program account and regularly record their trips to unlock this reward. Commuters may receive reimbursement up to six times a year, up to a maximum amount of $600 total. 

To qualify for this program, commuters earn points by recording their carpool, vanpool, bus, train, walking, or biking trips at reThinkYourCommute.com/Join. Each trip earns you 100 points, up to 200 maximum daily points. Each reimbursement request will be available to redeem for 1,000 reward points. 

Commuters may request reimbursement for the expense of travel to or from work in situations where your regular alternative commute is not available, up to once per day. Examples include: 

• Personal Illness
• Family Illness
• Unscheduled Overtime
• Change in Work Schedule

It is the commuter’s responsibility to arrange transportation to or from work. This transportation could include one of the following: 

• Taxi (which includes rides provided by Transportation Network Companies like Lyft or Uber)
• Rental Car
• A co-worker/friend provides the ride

To receive reimbursement, commuters must redeem the Reimbursable Rides reward within their commuter account at reThinkYourCommute.com/Join. Once selected, the commuter will receive further instructions on how to submit information through an online form to receive reimbursement. 

Reimbursable Rides are non-transferrable. Rewards are provided by reThink Your Commute, a program of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Five. FDOT reserves the right to deny any request for reimbursement and/or cancel this program at any time. For further details, please read the Reimbursable Rides Reward Guidelines, effective January 1, 2022. 

If you have additional questions, please call 866-610-RIDE (7433) or email [email protected].