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Latest News The CommuteInfo program has been selected as a winner of the 2004 Association of Commuter Transportation (ACT) Renovation Award! This award is given in recognition of a program, product, or marketing campaign that has invigorated a Transportation Commuters looking for alternatives to driving alone to work everyday are being given a sign. SPC’s CommuteInfo program has teamed up with PennDOT to install new informational signs throughout the region. Blue and white signs along heavily traveled roadways will encourage regional commuters to call for “Vanpool, carpool, transit info 1-888-819-6110” or visit www.CommuteInfo.org.
Did You Know? Each workday, over 400 people from around the region get together and vanpool to work. Vanpooling is one option for regional commuters looking for alternatives to driving alone. A vanpool is a group of 9 to 15 people who commute to and from work together but do not necessarily work in the same location (works best for commutes that are longer than 15 miles one way). There are currently 41 vanpool groups operating in the region. Each vanpool group decides together on things such as seating arrangements and type of music to be played (if any). The vans are specially customized for the riders' comfort and seat either 9 or 15 passengers. One member of the group volunteers to be the van driver. The pick-up and drop-off locations are in conveniently located areas where the riders can meet to board the van and may even be within walking distance of their home. People who choose vanpooling as their way to work can take advantage of the I-279 HOV lanes, as well as the extra time they would have spent driving--many people who ride vanpools use that time to sleep, read or catch up on paperwork. Some riders have also reported that their personal car insurance costs have decreased because they are no longer using their car to drive to work.
Did You Also Know? The Book Connection is a free book lending service located in the Airport Corridor Connection. Anyone ridesharing at least once a week is encouraged to sign up. Remember ridesharing means carpooling, vanpooling, walking, public transit or biking to work. Even if you rideshare with your spouse you are eligible to utilize this free service. Current Book Connection titles include mystery, romance, and self help books. Books can be checked out for up to 14 days at a time. To join either call 412.809.3508 to request an application or stop in the Airport Corridor Connection in Robinson Town Centre, located right next door to North Park Clubhouse and just a few doors down from the Post Office. The Book Connection is always looking to add new and various titles to the collection. Donate your used books either by calling 412.809.3508 or just by dropping them off.
With approximately 60% of the Southwestern Pennsylvania region's 1.5 million workers traveling outside of their resident municipality to work each day, commuting options are clearly an integral part of life for the region’s employers and workers. CommuteInfo is a program of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), operated in partnership with transportation management associations, transportation providers, businesses and non-profit service organizations throughout Southwestern PA. Through the strong network of partnerships, the CommuteInfo program offers a wide range of ride-sharing services to employers and commuters within the region, such as a toll free phone number for information and referrals, telecommuting resources, vanpool/carpool rider matching, transit/biking/walking resources as well as park and ride lot maps. CommuteInfo serves commuters and employers in 10 counties, including Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties . You have received this newsletter because you have signed up for it on the CommuteInfo website. If you no longer wish to receive it, please reply to this message with “unsubscribe” in the subject line. The CommuteInfo Commuter enewsletter is published 4 times per year. Thanks again for your interest in commuting alternatives and
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