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RIDESHARE PLUS What is RideShare Plus? RideShare Plus is a customized service approach to the task of forming carpools and vanpools for employers wishing to participate in a strategic rideshare formation program. Services offered in this program include: computerized ridematching tools which identify a company's commuting profile through data analysis to determine which employees may be the most ideal for ridesharing promotional activities, including the use of customized materials and on-site presentations to targeted employee commute groups, and personal follow-up to interested employees the ability to purchase a RideShare Plus package tailored to meet the rideshare potential and goals for a particular worksite What are the benefits of selecting RideShare Plus? To Employers: designed to provide customized services to maximize carpool and vanpool formation efforts assists Employer Transportation Coordinators (ETCs) with labor resources in forming carpools and vanpools increases the number of potential carpools and vanpools through ridematching techniques and personal follow-up assistance to employees multiple employers in the same geographic area can benefit from concerted program To Employees: starts the ridematching process by finding potential worksite carpools and vanpools personalized assistance to ease finding ridesharing partners helps maintain existing carpools and vanpools How does RideShare Plus help meet CTR goals? RideShare Plus can increase ridesharing among employees and reduces the number of single-occupant vehicles (SOV) traveling to the worksite daily. It also helps reduce the need for employee parking. How much does RideShare Plus cost? After preliminary meetings with a RideShare specialist, an employer receives a customized "scope of work" proposal, specifying the time required for the services chosen. Costs reflect the number of hours required to provide the basic RideShare Plus package and any additional services recommended for the worksite. If RideShare Plus is purchased as part of a FlexPass package, partnership funds may be available to help cover some of the employer's costs. For more information about vanpools and ridesharing, please call (206) 625-4500. Visit Metro's Employer Transportation Programs website for more information about employer options www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/alts/employer or contact your Employer Transportation Representative for further details.