Be Green, Save Green

Drastically reduce your cost of commuting to work. Minimize your impact on air quality, water quality, and road congestion. Start up a Vanpool! With the high cost of gas and wear and tear on your car, it makes sense to start or join a vanpool and save a lot of green on your commute to work. We take care of the maintenance costs associated with the vanpool. Average cost per rider ranges from $75.00 to $120.00/month.

Ride-On Vanpool provides:

Van

Insurance

Maintenance of the vehicle

Fuel

Registration

Washing of the van

Ride-On operates 30+ vanpools in San Luis Obispo County. All vanpools are equipped with AM/FM radio, air conditioning, and tinted windows. Emergency Ride Home is available to Vanpool participants.

Joining a Vanpool

Getting started is as easy as visiting www.rideshare.org and registering under TRIPLINK. If you have questions about vanpools, call the TMA office at (805) 543-7862.

What happens if I vanpool, carpool, or ride the bus and I get sick at work and need to go home? No problem, you have commuter insurance with the Emergency Ride Home. Ride-On will pick you up at work within 45 minutes and take you home for just $5. Some employers will pay the $5 fare for their employees (SLO County, Cal Poly, and City of SLO).

The Emergency Ride Home is available from 8 am until 7 pm, Monday through Friday. To use this service please register online at www.rideshare.org. If you have any general questions or questions regarding registering for this service please call Rideshare at (805) 541-2277. Once you’ve registered, you can book an Emergency Ride Home by calling Ride-On at (805) 541-8747 before 5pm. Then when you need a Emergency Ride Home, call Ride-On at (805) 541-8747 before 5 pm to set up your ride.

The Emergency Ride Home may be used by any employee who commutes to work by vanpool, carpool, bus, bike, walking, or any means other than driving alone. Ride-On will take you to any location in San Luis Obispo County or into Santa Maria. You can even use the service if you need to work overtime or for an emergency.

Don't be afraid of being stranded at work — you have commuter insurance with the Emergency Ride Home.

Please note: Riders must be registered to get your Emergency Ride cost reimbursed to Ride-On. If you are not registered with www.iRideShare.org within 5 calendar days, you will be charged the additional cost for your transportation.

Ride-On was started in 1993 as a transportation cooperative to meet the needs of social service agencies. SLO Regional Rideshare teamed up with Ride-On to expand their services to meet the needs of the general public within San Luis Obispo County. Ride-On’s TMA has also supported businesses and groups in meeting their transportation needs.

The Ride-On TMA is a community-based organization which helps businesses and organizations meet the transportation needs of their employees and customers while easing congestion, preventing air pollution, and improving the transportation network within our county.

We welcome businesses to contact the Ride-On TMA to find transportation solutions such as vanpools for your employees or shuttle services for a company event. Our experienced staff can assist you with setting up transportation services at a reasonable cost.

Employee vanpools are a great way to save your employees money on their commute cost while reducing the number of employee cars in your parking lot. Usually, the employees cover their cost of participating in a vanpool; the employer simply promotes the vanpool service to their employees.

The Ride-On TMA extends special thanks to San Luis Obispo Regional Rideshare Program and Caltrans District 5, whose support has been invaluable to the creation and ongoing support of the TMA.

Call (805) 543-7862 to learn more about the TMA’s Employer Transportation Services.

Did you know?

2% of SLO County residents commute by bicycle, compared to 1% statewide?

The Transportation Choices Program (TCP) is a free program offered to businesses and organizations throughout San Luis Obispo County that choose to encourage employees to use alternative transportation. The goal of the TCP is to provide employers with the tools they need to encourage a change in employee commuting habits.

As TCP partners, Ride-On, Cal Poly, SLO County Bike Coalition, SLORTA, and San Luis Obispo Regional Rideshare (SLO Rideshare), believe there is a need to change the ways we commute. A simple look to the Los Angeles area illustrates how a huge highway infrastructure has done little to reduce or eliminate major traffic congestion. With your help we can preserve our air quality and minimize traffic congestion in SLO County.

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but with Ride-On's Lunchtime Express, we will get your group to a sponsoring restaurant in the City of San Luis Obispo for free… that's right, free.

Any party of two or more may reserve a Ride-On bus for a free round trip ride Monday through Friday from 11 am until 2 pm. You tell us when you want us to pick you up and when you want us to come back to the restaurant to return your group to work.

You don't need your car to go out to lunch. Let Ride-On do the driving.

The Lunchtime Express is perfect for a birthday luncheon, TGIF luncheon, or just to avoid the hassle of parking your vehicle downtown. Call (805) 541-8747 to make your reservation and thank the restaurant for sponsoring the Lunchtime Express. Please give us 24 hours notice and make your reservation at the restaurant.

Below are the sponsoring restaurants:

Rideshare provides transportation choices to employers and employees to reduce single occupancy vehicle commuting, traffic congestion, parking demands, air pollution, and dependence on foreign oil.

Rideshare has shown the benefits of: reducing parking demand; displaying a proven increase in employee morale and productivity; saving employees gas costs; and increasing air and water quality.

Call (805) 781-4462 or visit www.rideshare.org to learn more about the Rideshare program.