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816/842-RIDE (7433)

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600 Broadway, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816/474-4240
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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 Carpool Connection online matching service. Once registered, there is no obligation to form or join a carpool or a vanpool. Using Carpool Connection, you can:

You'll also receive a booklet with guidelines for successful carpooling and information about other topics, including other transit alternatives. RideShare sends out "Refer-a-Friend" postcards with regular re-registration letters. Put a friend's name on the card and mail it in to be part of a monthly prize drawing.

Log on to Carpool Connection

SAVVY SAVINGS

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

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

money in handHousing and transportation expenses eat up 48% or more of the household income for middle-class working in the Kansas City area in 2008. (Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology)

COSTLY COMMUTE

car on the roadIn 2008, the average cost of driving is 54.1 cents per mile for a vehicle drived 15,000 miles annually. (Source: AAA)