Carpooling &
Vanpooling
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CARPOOLING
Cut your commute costs by 50%!! Carpooling is an easy, flexible alternative to driving alone, Just 2 people make a carpool.
We can match you with other commuters who live and work near you and have similar hours, This service is FREE!
Why should I Carpool?
The answer is simple: Save Time - Save Money - Save your Sanity - Save the Earth!
SAVE Time - By using the HOV lanes!
SAVE Money - According to AAA we spend 37 cents per mile on our commute. If your one way commute is 20 miles or more, you've already spent over $20 today - Just to get to work and back home again! That translates into $400 a month or $4884 a year!
SAVE your Sanity - Your stress index is high enough...why add traffic and gridlock to the equation!
SAVE the Earth - You alone can help eliminate tons of air pollution by leaving your car at home!
The Commitment: NONE - Carpooling does not demand a long term commitment. Give it a try and see if it works for you. Every person who carpools has had the same reservations and questions you do.
SIGN UP! -
Use our online Carpool Application
or contact us at 301-770-8108 or info@nbtmd.org.
VANPOOLING (Back to Carpooling)
For commuters who want both the convenience of a private vehicle and
the cost savings of public transit, VANPOOLS are the commuting choice!
Vanpooling offers a comfortable, reasonably priced and convenient way
to work for groups of seven to 15 people who share similar commute pattern.
A commuter van is driven by one of the members of the group. Riders are
picked up at an agreed upon location (s). Expenses are shared....IT'S THAT
SIMPLE!
VPSI - Vanpool Services,
Inc.
You don't have to own a van to start a vanpool. VPSI is a professional
vanpool leasing company. It offers all the amenities needed for a successful
vanpool. One flat fee is paid and includes insurance, 24 hr. roadside assistance
and regular maintenance.
BENEFITS
SUBSIDIES are available to start
vanpools, or to keep existing vanpools on the road. Through the North Bethesda
Transportation Center, new vanpools can get up to $2,000 in start up money.
Existing vanpools in the process of recruiting new riders to fill vacancies
can apply for $400 to offset temporarily high expenses. Surrounding jurisdictions
have additional programs; call us for more information.
What is the initial commitment?
Drivers and passengers are only obligated for a month at a time. It's
easy to try it out and see how it works.
How to get started? Call the NORTH
BETHESDA TRANSPORTATION CENTER at 301-770-8108.