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Emergency Ride Home Service & Parking Discounts Approach One Year Anniversary It has been almost one year since CommuteInfo’s regional Emergency Ride Home (ERH) service and parking discounts began. The ERH service was designed to provide a contingency option for registered commuters participating in a registered carpool or vanpool in the event of an unexpected personal or family emergency, personal illness, unscheduled overtime, or other eligible event. Currently over 900 commuters are eligible as members of a registered CommuteInfo vanpool or carpool for this service. Through a special arrangement with ALCO parking, the CommuteInfo program was able to start a carpool/vanpool parking discount program available to registered CommuteInfo carpool and vanpool groups. The groups receive a 20% discount off the prevailing monthly lease rate at 3 designated parking facilities. To date 16 carpool and 3 vanpool groups are taking advantage of this offer. At the end of this year, all registered carpoolers and vanpoolers will be contacted to verify their continued involvement in the CommuteInfo program and eligibility for the ERH service and/or parking discounts (if applicable). Any new participants interested in learning more about the ERH service, should check out the latest details on the Emergency Ride Home service by clicking here. To learn more about the parking discount, click here. There is Still Time to Find a Better Way to Work or School & A Chance to Win a Gift Card
The winners since July have included:
Learn how you could be our next winner on our website! [ top ]
Vanpool Groups Looking for Riders Ever considered joining a vanpool? Several of our groups have seats available. Why not try one day for free? These are the groups with the highest number of seats available…this is not a complete listing. Origination: Weirton, WV Origination: Latrobe Origination: Latrobe Origination: Weirton, WV Origination: Weirton, WV If vanpooling works for you, you can join on either a full-time or part-time basis. Learn more about the CommuteInfo vanpool program on our website. [ top ]
Stories From The Commute (Stories From Our Program Participants) This is a new section added at the request of our readers. This is a place where your stories can be shared. If you would like to submit an article or information for future editions, please email them to Lisa Kay Schweyer at LKSchweyer@spcregion.org.
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Read the story about this new transit service in the Tribune-Review here.
Beaver County Transit Authority Awarded 2006 Outstanding Transportation System Achievement Read the story about this award here.
On Wednesday, November 1, 2006 the Butler Township-City Joint Municipal Transit Authority officially changed its name to the Butler Transit Authority. The name modification comes as the Authority experiences a number of changes. Read more here.
On November 16, 2006, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Board of Directors voted to approve Flexcar, a Seattle-based car-sharing company, as the PDP’s partner in a Pittsburgh Pilot Car-sharing Program. The pilot program is planned to launch in spring 2007 for an 18 month period and serve the Downtown and Oakland areas. Car-sharing is membership-based, shared-use of a fleet of vehicles. It is convenient – automated, self-service, immediate with no lines or paperwork. It is decentralized – many vehicles located across a city neighborhood. It is incremental – you pay as you go by the hour or by the day. It is predictable – rates include everything, with no surprises: gas, maintenance, full insurance, unlimited mileage, reserved parking space, 24x7 on-call and roadside assistance, detailed itemized invoices. If you provide vehicles for your employees’ business use or reimburse employees for parking and vehicle transportation costs, this program may be just the thing for you. The PDP is looking for businesses to partner with as charter members in this exciting new program. Call Lucinda Beattie at the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (412-325-0158) for more information.
Port Authority Releases Newsletter called “The Scoop” about the North Shore Connector Project Construction on Port Authority's North Shore Connector is right around the corner. For some in Downtown, construction will literally be around the corner, at their doorsteps and down the street. Click here to read more. Port Authority Service Changes For November Port Authority announces that schedules on some bus and rail routes changed Sunday, November 19, 2006. Port Authority adjusts schedules several times a year to improve transfer connections, adjust times between buses and respond to customer suggestions. Click here to read more. [ top ]
We are always looking for community events or speaking opportunities where CommuteInfo can be represented – please email us with your ideas!
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, including a toll free phone number for information requests and referrals, vanpool/carpool rider matching, transit/biking/walking resources as well as park and ride lot information. CommuteInfo serves commuters and employers in 10 counties, including Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland. You have received this message because you have signed up for the e-newsletter on the CommuteInfo website. If you have received this in error or no longer wish to receive messages from CommuteInfo, please reply to this message with your unsubscribe request. Thanks again for your interest in commuting alternatives and CommuteInfo . . . a better way to work. |
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Want to save money on getting to work or school and get a chance to win a reward? CommuteInfo and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership are offering a special, first time ever, promotion to encourage regional commuters to find out more about the commuting choices available to them by offering a chance to win one of three $50 gift cards offered each month through December 2006. By filling out a commuter profile at 
At that point, Mike had already been riding the van for 3 years and did not even recognize Heather her first day. Heather had remained active in the church and through that, got reacquainted with Mike’s family. Heather and Mike shared a seat on the van.
Butler Transit Authority Chooses New Name and Logo 
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to Launch Pilot Car-sharing Program