Carpool
and save over $2,500 a year...
With the help of UTA
Rideshare, carpooling is easy. What's more, the typical
carpooler saves hundreds of dollars a year in commuting expenses
- including gas, auto maintenance, car repairs and parking fees.
In addition, on the days carpoolers don't drive, they get to
work ready to work, having had an extra opportunity to read,
study, work, or rest. Often, that can directly affect the
employee's productivity and skill level.
UTA Rideshare's computerized
matching service can help employees begin carpooling
immediately. A representative takes your commuting information
over the phone, through the Rideshare Website, or you may
request a UTA Rideshare matchlist form sent to you. A few days
later, interested employees receive a matchlist containing names
and phone numbers of people who live and work in their area,
have the same working hours, and are interested in carpooling.
In many cases, employees create
their own carpool by teaming up with friends or associates who
live and work close to each other. A few phone calls is all it
takes.
Either way, the environmental
benefits are obvious - improved air quality and decreased
traffic congestion. Just as importantly, your efforts to improve
the environment by promoting carpooling certainly reflect
favorably on your company.
Commuters also have the option of
using the High Occupancy Vehicle (carpool) lanes on I-15 from
10600 South to 400 South in Salt Lake County. Vehicles with two
or more people are eligible to use the lane. The lanes are
marked with a solid yellow line on the left (meaning do not
cross) and a wide solid white line on the right (cross any time,
but with caution and proper signal). Eligible vehicles may enter
or exit the lanes at any time, but are urged to do so with
caution.
If your firm does not have an
Employee Transportation Coordinator, please designate such an
individual to organize a Rideshare program then have them
contact UTA for assistance.
Such arrangements are quickly and
easily handled when you or interested commuters in your company
phone UTA Rideshare: 1-888-743-3882.
Join a Carpool