The Connecticut Department of Transportation participates in the funding and implementation of three private non-profit ridesharing agencies.

MetroPool, Inc. (www.metropool.com)
MetroPool serves southwestern Connecticut and the Lower Hudson Valley Region of New York. Many commuters in this region travel along the southwestern corridor into Fairfield County and New York. MetroPool offers a variety of programs to employers and commuters in the region, including ridematching services, guaranteed ride programs, and direct employer outreach.

For information please call: 800-FIND-RIDE or e-mail info@metropool.com

Rideworks of Greater New Haven (www.rideworks.com)
Rideworks of Greater New Haven services the New Haven and Waterbury areas, as well as shoreline communities east of New Haven. Rideworks provides commuters with information regarding Shore Line East commuter rail service, ridematching services, guaranteed ride programs, and employer outreach.

For information please call: 800-ALL-RIDE or e-mail info@rideworks.com

Rideshare Company (www.rideshare.com)
Rideshare meets the needs of commuters traveling in the Hartford and New London areas. The Rideshare Company also operates Easy Street, the state's comprehensive vanpool program, offering vanpool routes throughout the state.

For information please call: 800-842-2150

NuRide (www.nuride.com)
NuRiding is similar to airline travel but for your car. You plan your trips online and earn reward points every time you travel with other people. It's fun, free, flexible and most of all - rewarding.

Deduct-a-Ride (www.deductaride.com)
Tax Free Commuter Benefits
You can save hundreds of dollars each year in taxes when you commute by train, bus or eligible vanpools and your employer has a DEDUCT-A-RIDE program. Under DEDUCT-A-RIDE, you may set aside (through payroll deduction) up to $100.00 per month tax-free from your salary to pay for your bus, train, or vanpool fare.

For details on this program, please call:
Greater Hartford: 800-842-2150
Greater New Haven:800-ALL-RIDE
Greater Stamford: 800-FIND-RIDE

Telecommute Connecticut! (www.telecommutect.com)
Telecommute Connecticut! Free expert assistance to employers who choose to implement telecommute programs.

Park & Ride Lots (www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1390&q=259408)
Commuters who want to avoid traffic congestion and save on commuting costs can leave their cars in commuter parking lots while they use carpools, vanpools, buses or trains for their trips to work. Connecticut maintains a statewide system of Park & Ride lots.

Bike to Work (Capitol Region) (www.crcog.org/Bicycle/Bike%20to%20Work%202004.htm)
Bike to Work Capitol Region is supported by an association of agencies:Ý the Capitol Region Council of Governments, the Connecticut Bicycle Coalition, the Connecticut Departments of Transportation, Public Health, and Environmental Protection, All Aboard!, the Connecticut Chapter of the American Lung Association, and the Sierra Club--CT Chapter.