Does anybody have experience using any on-line carpool organizing programs? I am considering using some sort of on-line program for employees at my office to be able to easily organize carpools on a daily basis, something flexible and easy to use. I am concerned that we would invest in this program but people would not use it and in order to be effective, people have to enter in their schedules and carpool needs on a regular basis- their has to be a critical mass of people using it. The other thing is that about 50% of the employees are our company don't use computers on a regular basis. Is there a program that would send text messages to their cell phones to let them know where a potential ride is or person to carpool with?
Rebecca Thistlethwaite
Environmental Coordinator
Lundberg Family Farms
United States
On-line Carpool Organizing Programs
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Zimride is a great tool. Most Zimride interfaces are tailored to specific universities or workplaces. However, there is a public forum where anyone in the country can post their commute. It is free, although only accessible online through Zimride or Facebook.
Zimride: https://www.zimride.com/p/auth/signin
Definitely worth a look!
Megan Shannon
Vital Communities
United States
Smart Commute in Toronto has 5,000 users.
Diane Szoller
Marketing
Canada
Translink in Metro Vancouver has ride-share info on its website, including an online ride-share registry under the Jack Bell name:
http://www.translink.ca/en/TravelSmart/RideSharing.aspx
Cynthia van Ginkel
Canada
Wellington Regional Council in New Zealand is running a reasonably successful online site called Lets Carpool:
http://www.letscarpool.govt.nz/employers/employer-resources
This is the link to their employer resources page where you might find some tips for success from the employers point of view.
I am aware that this programme was carefully designed to combat the many previous online carpool websites that were less successful, so they must be doing something right!
Lee Barry
Climate Change Campaigner
WWF-New Zealand
New Zealand
Nuride.com is ride matching and green commuting rewards and covers the following regions:
-Austin
-Charlottesville, VA
-Conneticut
-Hampton Road, VA
-Houston, TX
-Massachusetts
-New York Metro Region
-Northern Virginia
-Richmond, VA
-San Antonio, TX
-Washington DC
Megan Ramey
Sustainability Coordinator
A Better City
United States
www.challengeforsustainability.org
The Carpooling Network (http://www.carpoolingnetwork.com/) is also a great site serving both Canada and the United States, and working with both inter- and outer-city travel. Take a look!
Sahar Khelifa
Sustainability Intern
University of Regina
Canada
Have a look at www.carpool.ca it is the Calgary Region's on-line rideshare registry. The City of tronto's carpool site is: https://toronto.carpoolzone.smartcommute.ca/en/my/index.php
I hope this helps.
Patrick Inglis
Environmental Specialist
The City of Calgary
Canada
www.calgary.ca/footprint