Starting in January, tax benefits for using public transit just got better for employee and employer. Companies can give their employees tax-free transit commuter benefits up to $115 a month, up from $110 last year. Unfortunately, the federal government still gives higher parking commuter benefits -up to $220 a month, an increase of $5 ...

    The Department of Transportation last week announced $848 million in grants to five cities as an incentive to encourage people to leave their cars at home. In some cases, this is being done by charging new fees or tolls to drivers. In New York - one of the grant recipients - Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed charging cars $8 a ...