Users of the RideShare progame can be matched for carpooling, biking, walking, and even as bus buddies. UI users also can calculate money saved, miles traveled, and emissions reduced.
After finding that about 10% of students live within a mile of campus, Traffic Operations is looking into improving bicycle access, creating specialized parking for carpooling and improving convenience of buses.
The two-way intercity bus service would be geared to working commuters, offering power outlets and wireless Internet.
Introducing Lyft Line: a new way to ride with Lyft, available first in San Francisco. Lyft Line offers shared rides along shared routes, priced for daily use. Set your destination, and we’ll connect you with a ride already going the same way. Learn more at lyft.com/lineData available from the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA Visible Earth: Blue Marble Next Generation.
With costs averaging 30 to 40% less than solo rides, the shared services may compete with public transit as well as car ownership,
72 King County Metro bus routes are on the verge of elimination, while 84 other routes are expected to have their services reduced.
The program will be offered and supported by three campus departments: the Sustainability Division, the Office of Parking and Transit Services, and the Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services.
By participating in the RTC's free commuter services program, commuters can record each commute taken by carpool, public transportation, motorcycle, bicycle or on foot, and become eligible to win prizes or gift cards.
Increasing transit round-trip work commutes by four days (or eight trips) each month can reduce driving costs by 14 to 26%.
Forty-three percent of those surveyed rely on some form of commuter option other than driving alone as either their primary or secondary mode of transportation.
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