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Carpooling Overview

How Carpooling Works

Carpooling occurs any time two or more people ride in a vehicle together. Anyone can share a ride — neighbors, classmates, coworkers or even someone you have just met. Some carpoolers take turns driving and exchange no money at all. Others drive all the time and pick up riders who share the costs of commuting.

If you are interested in trying or joining a carpool, the RideShare program can help you find other people going the same way at the same time or introduce you to possible vanpools that operate in your area.

Carpooling Benefits

The benefits of carpooling are many, but some that are most often reported include:

How to Register and Find Carpool Matches

Register with RideShare by calling 816/842-RIDE or by creating a personal account through our RideShare Connection online matching service. Once registered, there is no obligation to form or join a carpool or a vanpool. Using RideShare Connection, you can:

RideShare Connection

SAVVY SAVINGS

calculatorCarpooling can save commuters hundreds or thousands of dollars per year. Find out how much you spend to drive alone.

Zipcar service

Zipcar sign in front of carZipcar is a car-sharing service located at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Rockhurst University, providing a pool of vehicles that members can reserve on an hourly or daily basis. Zipcar is open to students, faculty and staff of those universities, and the general public.