Commuter Choices

 

Commuter Choices of Morgantown

Creating commuter choices through Transportation Demand Management!
Want to save money on your commute? 
Click the links below to find out more and to register with v-Ride!

Download Fall 2011 Van Pool Flyer
Download Van Pool Program Flyer & Formation of Scheduled Meetings
Download Vanpool FAQ

 

Contact us today for more information! commuterchoices@gmail.com

VPSI v-Ride: http://vpsi-dc.avego.com/

Stay Informed

The MMMPO wants your help to find commuter solutions that will work for Morgantown and the region. Stay in the information loop:

 

Vanpooling for Monongalia County

Do you work in the Morgantown region? Do you want to save money? Do you live over 10 miles from work? Are the increasing gas prices putting a strain on your budget? Do you fight with congestion? Are you concerned about emissions and the environment? Would you like a better way to commute? Be one of the first 30 vanpools in our vanpool program and take advantage of a temporary subsidy to get your vanpool up and running!

 

Pennsylvania Commuters

Is one leg of your commute in Pennsylvania? The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's CommuteInfo® program is coordinated in partnership with transportation management associations, transportation providers, businesses, and non-profit service organizations throughout Southwestern PA.  The CommuteInfo program is designed to increase the number of people who travel to work or school by riding transit, carpooling, vanpooling, or bikepooling. Go to http://commuteinfo.org/ to learn about your possible commute savings!

 

Commuter Costs

How much are you paying to commute?  Check here http://commuteinfo.org/comm_calc.shtml

 

Commuter Choices Mission

Aiming to change commuter behavior, Transportation Demand Management strategies use a multi-modal approach to mitigate congestion, use resources more efficiently, and decrease commute time. Alternative modes of travel to single-occupancy vehicles (SOV) for commuters are carpooling, vanpooling, transit, cycling, and walking.

Commuter Choices Goal

Our goal is to build a community of smart travelers who understand the impact of commuting options on the environment. This can include both natural and built environments, as well as, resource usage. Understanding the impact of how we travel, can help us mitigate our adverse effects to the environment.

 

Commuter Impacts

How do you impact the environment?
Check here Impact Awareness: Calculate Your Carbon Footprint 
Commute Cost Calculator

 

Commuter Choices Focus

MMMPO's Commuter Choices program is focused around planning, coordinating, and sharing information to provide a safer, more efficient, and more environmentally-friendly commuter patterns. WE want to create a Commuter Community focused on the needs of our region. MMMPO is partnering with local businesses and major stakeholders to pioneer Commuter Champions. Our current focus is congestion in the 705 Corridor; but, we are looking for commuter input to ensure our resources and efforts correlate with the needs for service. Send us your feedback!

 

Commuter Choices for Morgantown

No car? No problem. Here are some current commuter options for the area.

 

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• Bike: BikeMorgantown.com is Morgantown West Virginia's Confident City Cycling website. Confident City Cycling is all about riding your bicycle safely and fearlessly anywhere, anytime for any reason. http://bikemorgantown.com/ 
  
  

• Be a Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB)! This program recognizes employers’ efforts to encourage a more bicycle friendly atmosphere for employees and customers. To learn more please visit http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlybusiness/

  
  
• Walk: A pedestrian-friendly environment is desirable throughout the City. But it is especially important in residential areas, around commercial centers and near community facilities. Each of these destinations needs to be accessible by commonly used routes which are pedestrian-transit-bicycle friendly. http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm
   
• Zimride is a private ridesharing network for West Virginia University. http://zimride.wvu.edu/
  
  
• Mountain Line Transit is the regional public transit service provider. The NewFIT Program provides transportation to anyone who may be in need.  If you are covered by Medicaid or Assistive Services, need a ride to work or training, medical appointments or shopping NewFIT can pick you up. http://www.busride.org
  
  

  Moving Beyond the Automobile: Transit Oriented Development from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

  
  
• The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system is a unique and easy-to-use transportation solution for WVU students, faculty, staff, and the Morgantown community. http://transportation.wvu.edu/prt
  
  
  
• Partnering with VPSI, Inc. vanpooling service and area stakeholders, a regional vanpooling initiative is moving forward. http://www.vpsi.org
  
  

• MegaBus offers service from Morgantown to DC and Morgantown to Pittsburgh. Check it out http://megabus.com

 

Creating Commuter Champions

Employers Be Recognized! Help us help you be the first employer listed as a Best Workplace for Commuters in West Virginia! http://www.bestworkplaces.org/join/

Additional Links & Other TDM Programs

• VPSI v-Ride: http://vpsi-dc.avego.com/
• WVU Transportation and Parking Office: http://transportation.wvu.edu
• Complete Streets: http://www.completestreets.org
• Federal employee Transportation Coordinators: http://www.federaletc.org
• THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION, the charitable affiliate of the American Public Transportation Association, provides scholarships, fellowships, transit education and research programs for students and professionals involved in or entering the public transportation field as a career.  http://www.aptfd.org
• Madison: http://madisonareampo.org/rideshare/introduction.cfm
• Missoula: http://missoulainmotion.com
• Download WVDOH Park and Ride Report District 4 2011

• Bike Summit and Congressional Bike Ride March 2012, be a part! http://bikeleague.org