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Missed your car pool? Here's a free taxi!
By ARIEL HART
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 05/20/08
By ARIEL HARTThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 05/20/08
Drivers who've had it with the gas costs of a solo commute but whocan't be tied to a daily car pool schedule may have a new option,according to the Atlanta Regional Commission.
The ARC's car pool and van pool matching service, which helps paircarpoolers with partners in their area, is expanding a program thatgives participants a guaranteed, and free, ride home if they have tomiss the car pool occasionally.
On the night a commuter can't make the car pool, the ride home cantake different forms, but it's delivered to the commuter, ARCofficials said. If commuters live fewer than 30 miles away they get ataxi. If they live more than 30 miles away a rental company takesrental cars to them and they drive themselves.
Over the course of a year, they can use the service five nights, butonly if they took the carpool to work that morning.
In addition, the service is adding a new program that matches bicycleriders who've been biking their routes alone, so they can partner forsafety in numbers.
The service has changed its name from 1-87-RideFind to RideSmart. Theold phone number still works, at 1-877-433-3463. Commuters can callthe number or use the Web site at www.MyRideSmart.com.
ARC also works with the Clean Air Campaign, which offers incentivesfor people to match up through the database.
The ARC ride-matching program used to limit participation to commuterswhose employers had signed on, but now anyone can join.
It's all part of the ARC's emphasis not only on planning transportation projects to accommodate metro Atlanta's stiflingtraffic, but on trying to change behavior to get some cars off the roads.
Happy Gas Saving Days to you,
Kim Tullis
www.kimtullis.com
kimtullis@gmail.com
By ARIEL HART
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 05/20/08
By ARIEL HARTThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 05/20/08
Drivers who've had it with the gas costs of a solo commute but whocan't be tied to a daily car pool schedule may have a new option,according to the Atlanta Regional Commission.
The ARC's car pool and van pool matching service, which helps paircarpoolers with partners in their area, is expanding a program thatgives participants a guaranteed, and free, ride home if they have tomiss the car pool occasionally.
On the night a commuter can't make the car pool, the ride home cantake different forms, but it's delivered to the commuter, ARCofficials said. If commuters live fewer than 30 miles away they get ataxi. If they live more than 30 miles away a rental company takesrental cars to them and they drive themselves.
Over the course of a year, they can use the service five nights, butonly if they took the carpool to work that morning.
In addition, the service is adding a new program that matches bicycleriders who've been biking their routes alone, so they can partner forsafety in numbers.
The service has changed its name from 1-87-RideFind to RideSmart. Theold phone number still works, at 1-877-433-3463. Commuters can callthe number or use the Web site at www.MyRideSmart.com.
ARC also works with the Clean Air Campaign, which offers incentivesfor people to match up through the database.
The ARC ride-matching program used to limit participation to commuterswhose employers had signed on, but now anyone can join.
It's all part of the ARC's emphasis not only on planning transportation projects to accommodate metro Atlanta's stiflingtraffic, but on trying to change behavior to get some cars off the roads.
Happy Gas Saving Days to you,
Kim Tullis
www.kimtullis.com
kimtullis@gmail.com
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