1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commute Less Act of 2017 . 2. Metropolitan transportation planning (a) Definitions Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively; (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) the following: (1) Employer-based commuter program The term employer-based commuter program means a program implemented by an employer that provides employees of that employer with alternatives to driving to and from work in a vehicle occupied by a single individual, including the following: (A) A carpool program. (B) A vanpool program. (C) A transit benefit program. (D) A parking cash-out program. (E) A shuttle program. (F) A telework program. ; and (4) by inserting before paragraph (9) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following: (8) Transportation management organization The term transportation management organization means a local, regional, or statewide association of employers established for the purpose of providing employees of those employers with alternatives to driving to and from work in a vehicle occupied by a single individual. . (b) Development of transportation plan (1) Transportation plan Section 5303(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (I) Employer outreach activities and strategies Proposed activities and strategies to provide outreach to employers and transportation management organizations to facilitate the creation and expansion of employer-based commuter programs. . (2) Participation by interested parties Section 5303(i)(6)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking , employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program