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A vanpool is a group
of 5 to 15 people sharing the ride in a comfortable van.
Vanpool riders pay a low monthly fare based on round trip commute miles and number of monthly riders. The primary driver's fare is usually free in exchange for operating the van. Fares cover the costs of operating the van, including gas, maintenance and insurance. Check out our commuter vanpool Fare Chart to determine how much your fare would be. (The chart defaults to the Five Day Work Week schedule. Scroll down to view other schedules and choose the one appropriate for your group if it commutes on a different schedule. Vanpools offer tremendous savings over the cost of commuting alone. Our Rideshare Specialists can help you locate commuters who want to start or join a vanpool. Complete a Ridematch Application or call us. Or download the following documents to get started putting your group together today:
How to get started After you've found your riders, you'll need to identify a volunteer primary driver, backup driver and a bookkeeper. Volunteer driver and volunteer bookkeeper applicants must meet specific requirements. Pierce Transit screens and approves applicants. Each volunteer driver must attend our defensive driver orientation class and each volunteer bookkeeper will attend our administrative training (about forty-five minutes).
Vanpool
fares Download our commuter vanpool Fare Chart. The chart defaults to the Five Day Work Week schedule. Scroll down to view other schedules and choose the one appropriate for your group. The Puget Sound region leads the nation for having the most vanpools per capita and the trend looks positive for continued growth. Vanpooling has grown 250% in the last decade, yet demand for vanpools in the region typically exceeds the supply. Vanpools eliminate more than 12,400 vehicles every day from the region's crowded roadways, reducing single-lane traffic by about 6.3 hours during each commute period. Vanpoolers lessen our traffic and have an important impact on regional mobility. Current
Vanpools If you're a current Pierce Transit volunteer vanpool bookkeeper and want to download report forms, save the Excel file to your computer. You can then complete the forms by computer and mail the originals each month. Remember to keep a copy for your own records. To download a Vanpool Rider Withdrawal Form, click here: Vanpool Rider Withdrawal (submit to vanpool group bookkeeper). Vanpool
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