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Website Matches Commuters To Carpools, Park And Ride Lots
February 1, 2016
The “rideOn” service has launched a new website that provides easy access to the ride-matching registration and other information, such as location of park and ride lots throughout northwest Florida.
There are three park and ride lots in Escambia County — one at the courthouse annex in Century, one at the Pensacola Bay Center in downtown Pensacola and one on Scenic Highway next to Dairy Queen. The lots are used as central meeting points for commuters engaged in carpool and vanpool activities.
rideOn’s new website at www.rideoncarpoolconnection.com provides easy information on the park and ride lots and can also match commuters who can share a carpool. Participants simply visit the website, enter their contact information, schedule and work address (a home address is needed for matching, but the home address is kept confidential). A free list of matches is generated, show the names and contact information of those with a similar commute. There is no obligation to participants; it is entirely up to them to make any ride sharing arrangements.
rideON also participates in the Emergency Ride Home Program which provides a voucher for a free emergency ride home from work for commuters who use alternative forms of transportation (like vanpools, carpools, public transportation, bicycling, or walking) to get to work at least three days per week.
The rideOn programs are available to anyone working or living in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Holmes, Washington, Jackson, or Calhoun counties. It is a partnership of the West Florida Regional Planning Council and the Florida Department of Transportation.
Pictured: The Park and Ride lot in Century, located at the Century Courthouse. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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One Response to “Website Matches Commuters To Carpools, Park And Ride Lots”
That property in plain sight from the courthouse, in my opinion should be much neater. The park and ride is a good ideas. I would think the county office would have their eyes on the area and the vehicles in their vicinity.