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These agencies provide information and support to commuters to help them make decisions about their travel.
Your local agency can tell you about transportation options available and how to use or arrange for those.
Click on the agency in your area to find out about carpools, vanpools, public transportation (such as commuter or express bus), and other options, programs and services.
Culpeper
Rappahannock-Rapidan Commuter Services
Rappahannock-Rapidan Commuter Services offers information and support for commuters to carpool, vanpool, ride commuter rail, or take a commuter bus.
This agency provides ride-matching services, schedule information, route planning and telework information. It also provides Guaranteed Ride Home information.
Contact: 420 Southridge Parkway, Suite 106, Culpeper, Virginia 22701
Phone: 540-829-7450
Email: commute@rrregion.org
Web: www.rrcommute.org
Serves: Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties
RideShare
RideShare is a program of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, in cooperation with the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, working to reduce traffic congestion and increase mobility throughout Central Virginia and the Central Shenandoah Valley.
It offers free carpool matching and vanpool coordination, as well as a Guaranteed Ride Home program, to provide free rides home in an emergency.
RideShare also works with employers to develop and implement traffic reduction programs and markets the region's Park and Ride lots.
RideShare is a member of the Commuter Information Team (CIT), a partnership that includes JAUNT, Charlottesville Area Transit, University Transit Service and Greene County Transit.
Its work with the CIT includes acting as a transportation information and referral center for the region, as well as contributing to joint marketing and awareness efforts.
Contact:
Thomas Jefferson Planning District, P.O. Box 1505, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone: 434-295-6165
Email: rideshare@tjpdc.org
Web: www.rideshareinfo.org
Serves: Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Fluvanna, Greene, Highland, Louisa, Nelson, Rockbridge, and Rockingham counties
Cities and towns: Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Mineral, Scottsville, Standardsville, Staunton, and Waynesboro
RideSmart
RideSmart is a free ride-matching service that helps users connect with commuters who have similar schedules or travel patterns.
In addition to ride-matching, RideSmart also helps participants identify a full array of commuting alternatives, such as Telework Virginia!, Metro, and the MARC train.
It offers support and services for carpooling, vanpooling, SmartBenefits, Guaranteed Ride Home, ride-matching and other information to help commuters.
The website also has information about commuter tax benefits.
Contact Information: 400 Suite E Kendrick Lane, Front Royal, Virginia 22630
Phone: 540-635-4146
Email: ridesmart@nsvregion.org
Website: www.ridesmartva.org
Serves: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren counties
Commuter Connections
Commuter Connections is a network of northern Virginia, D.C. and Maryland commuter organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
It provides commuters with information on all of their commute options, so they can make smart choices about travel to work.
It also helps employers establish commuting benefits / assistance programs, including telework / telecommute programs.
Contact: 777 N. Capitol St., NE, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 800-745-7433
Email: ridematching@mwcog.org
Web: http://www.commuterconnections.org/
Serves: Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Westmoreland counties
Cities and towns: Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park Winchester, Clifton, Colonial Beach, Culpeper, Dumfries, Front Royal, Hamilton, Herndon, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Luray, Madison, Middleburg, Occoquan, Orange, Purcellville, Quantico, Remington, Reston, Round Hill, Shenandoah, The Plains, Vienna, Warrenton, and Washington
Fredericksburg
GWRideConnect
GWRideConnect is a free ridesharing service that assists those seeking daily transportation from Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George counties, to employment locations in Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, Richmond, Dahlgren, and other employment sites in the Fredericksburg area.
It provides information and help regarding transit, carpooling, vanpooling, and Guaranteed Ride Home.
Contact Information: 406 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401
Phone: 540-373-7665
Website: www.gwrideconnect.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Caroline, Spotsylvania, Stafford and King George
Cities and Towns: Fredericksburg
Middle Peninsula Rideshare
Middle Peninsula Rideshare Commuter Services are provided by the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission's Transportation Demand Management Program, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
The organization assists persons seeking commuting transportation alternatives in the Middle Peninsula area and to employment locations in the greater Richmond, Hampton Roads, Williamsburg, northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. areas.
They provide information about carpooling, vanpooling, bus, rail, Guaranteed Ride Home and other commuter programs and services.
Contact Information: Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission, P. O. Box 286, Saluda, Virginia 23149
Phone: 877-451-1555 or 804-758-2311
Email: midpenrideshare@mppdc.com
Website: www.mppdc.com
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Mathews, and Middlesex
Cities and Towns: Tappahannock, Urbanna, West Point
NeckRide.org
The Northern Neck Commuter Services and NeckRide.org are administered by the Northern Neck Planning District Commission.
The program acts as a clearinghouse for transportation information for the Northern Neck, in addition to helping commuters find carpools and vanpools.
It offers free ride-matching service that provides users the opportunity to connect with individuals with similar commutes.
Contact Information: P. O. Box 1600, Warsaw, Virginia 22572
Phone: 804-333-6683
Email: info@neckride.org
Website: www.neckride.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland
Cities and Towns: Colonial Beach, Warsaw, White Stone
PRTC OmniMatch
OmniMatch is a free‚ personalized ride matching service for carpoolers and vanpoolers.
Through the use of an extensive regional database‚ OmniMatch links commuters who have similar work hours‚ origination and destination points.
Contact Information: 14700 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge, Virginia 22192
Phone: 703-730-6664
Email: Omni@OmniRide.com
Website: www.prtctransit.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Prince William, Stafford, and Spotsylvania
Cities and Towns: Manassas, Manassas Park, and Fredericksburg
Commuter Connections
Commuter Connections is a network of northern Virginia, D.C. and Maryland commuter organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
It provides information on commuter options.
It also helps employers establish commuting benefits / assistance programs, including telework / telecommute programs.
Contact Information:
777 North Capitol St., NE, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 800-745-7433
Email: ridematching@mwcog.org
Website: http://www.commuterconnections.org/
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Westmoreland
Cities and Towns: Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park Winchester, Clifton, Colonial Beach, Culpeper, Dumfries, Front Royal, Hamilton, Herndon, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Luray, Madison, Middleburg, Occoquan, Orange, Purcellville, Quantico, Remington, Reston, Round Hill, Shenandoah, The Plains, Vienna, Warrenton, and Washington
It is TRAFFIX’s mission to assist in the continued efforts to decrease traffic congestion in southeastern Virginia by reducing the number of single-occupancy vehicles commuting to work by encouraging the usage of high-occupancy vehicle lanes through ridesharing and other alternatives to driving, such as public transportation and bicycling.
TRAFFIX operates programs and provides information related to carpooling, ride-matching, vanpooling and van leasing, transportation incentives (such as commuter rewards), teleworking, and Guaranteed Ride Home.
Contact Information: 509 E. 18th St. Norfolk, Virginia 23504
Phone: 1-800-700-7433
Email: https://gotraffix.com/contact/
Website: www.gotraffix.com
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Franklin, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Southampton, and York
Cities and Towns: Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg
Hampton Roads
TRAFFIX
TRAFFIX is a cooperative public service designed to promote transportation alternatives.
It is TRAFFIX’s mission to assist in the continued efforts to decrease traffic congestion in southeastern Virginia by reducing the number of single-occupancy vehicles commuting to work by encouraging the usage of high-occupancy vehicle lanes through ridesharing and other alternatives to driving, such as public transportation and bicycling.
TRAFFIX operates programs and provides information related to carpooling, ride-matching, vanpooling and van leasing, transportation incentives (such as commuter rewards), teleworking, and Guaranteed Ride Home.
Contact Information: 509 E.18th St., Norfolk, Virginia 23504
Phone: 1-800-700-7433
Email: https://gotraffix.com/contact/
Website: www.gotraffix.com
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Franklin, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Southampton, and York
Cities and Towns: Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg
Lynchburg
RIDE Solutions
RIDE Solutions is the regional rideshare program for the Roanoke Valley – Alleghany Region.
It offers carpool matching services‚ as well as transit and Park and Ride information and an emergency cab service to participants. Membership and services are free.
Contact Information: Ride Solutions - Region 2000, 828 Main St., 12th floor, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Phone: 434-845-5678
Email: info@ridesolutions.org
Website: www.ridesolutions.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, and Roanoke
Cities and Towns: Blacksburg, Boones Mill, Buchanan, Christiansburg, Clifton Forge, Covington, Dublin, Fincastle, Floyd, Glen Lyn, Iron Gate, Lynchburg, Narrows, New Castle, Pearisburg, Pembroke, Pulaski, Radford, Rich Creek, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Salem, Troutville, and Vinton
RideShare
RideShare is a program of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, in cooperation with the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, working to reduce traffic congestion and increase mobility throughout Central Virginia and the Central Shenandoah Valley.
It offers free carpool matching and vanpool coordination as well as a Guaranteed Ride Home program to provide free rides home in an emergency.
RideShare also works with employers to develop and implement traffic reduction programs and markets the region's Park and Ride lots. RideShare is a member of the Commuter Information Team (CIT), a partnership that includes JAUNT, Charlottesville Area Transit, University Transit Service and Greene County Transit.
Its work with the CIT includes acting as a transportation information and referral center for the region, as well as contributing to joint marketing and awareness efforts.
Contact Information: Thomas Jefferson Planning District, P.O. Box 1505, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone: 434-295-6165
Email: rideshare@tjpdc.org
Website: www.rideshareinfo.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Fluvanna, Greene, Highland, Louisa, Nelson, Rockbridge, and Rockingham
Cities and Towns: Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Mineral, Scottsville, Standardsville, Staunton, and Waynesboro
Northern Virginia Region
Arlington County Commuter Services
Arlington County Commuter Services (ACCS), Arlington County’s Transportation Demand Management (TDM) agency, was established in 1989 in order to enhance the economic vitality of Arlington County.
Its mission involves reducing traffic congestion, decreasing parking demand, promoting maximum use of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) infrastructure and improving air quality and mobility in and around Arlington.
ACCS provides information and services to increase the use of alternative transportation through several web resources and commuter stores. Learn more about ACCS through its websites:
- CommuterPage.com
- ArlingtonTransportationPartners.com
- CarFreeDiet.com
- BikeArlington.com
- WalkArlington.com
- arlingtontransit.com
- CommuterDirect.com
Contact Information: 2100 Clarendon Blvd‚ Suite 900, Arlington, Virginia 22201
Phone: 703-228-7433
Email: Questions@CommuterDirect.com
Website: www.commuterpage.com
Serves the following area: Arlington County
Commuter Connections
Commuter Connections is a network of northern Virginia, D.C. and Maryland commuter organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
It provides commuters with information on all of their commute options, so they can make smart choices about travel to work.
It also helps employers establish commuting benefits / assistance programs, including telework / telecommute programs.
Contact Information: 777 North Capitol St., NE, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 800-745-7433
Email: ridematching@mwcog.org
Website: http://www.commuterconnections.org/
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Westmoreland
Cities and Towns: Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park Winchester, Clifton, Colonial Beach, Culpeper, Dumfries, Front Royal, Hamilton, Herndon, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Luray, Madison, Middleburg, Occoquan, Orange, Purcellville, Quantico, Remington, Reston, Round Hill, Shenandoah, The Plains, Vienna, Warrenton, and Washington
Fairfax County Commuter Services
The Fairfax County Commuter Services Program is operated by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation and is a member of Commuter Connections.
The program provides commuters with free ridesharing information‚ including ride-matching assistance to form or join carpools or vanpools.
Contact Information: 4050 Legato Rd., Suite 400, Fairfax, Virginia 22033
Phone: 703-877-5900
Email: DOTCommuterServices@fairfaxcounty.gov
Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot
Serves the following area:
Fairfax County
PRTC OmniMatch
OmniMatch is a free‚ personalized ride matching service for carpoolers and vanpoolers.
Through the use of an extensive regional database‚ OmniMatch links commuters who have similar work hours‚ origination and destination points.
Contact Information: 14700 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge, Virginia 22192
Phone: 703-730-6664
Email: Omni@OmniRide.com
Website: www.prtctransit.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Prince William County, Stafford County, and Spotsylvania
Cities and Towns: Manassas, Manassas Park, and Fredericksburg
Richmond
RideFinders
RideFinders, a division of GRTC Transit System, is the regional non-profit agency that works to move more commuters in fewer vehicles throughout the Central Virginia region. RideFinders' efforts help increase the efficiency of the transportation infrastructure, improve the air we breathe, enhance quality of life and sustain a healthy economy.
RideFinders provides: transit information, vanpool services, carpool matching, a clean air campaign, a Commuter Choice Program, telework information, an Emergency Ride Home Program, employer-based commuter marketing, employer relocation and site analysis services, bike and pedestrian commuter services, and Park and Ride lot information.
RideFinders' supports vanpools servicing the Greater Richmond area in locations such as Chester, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights and Midlothian, as well as long-distance commutes to Washington D.C. and Blackstone and from Hampton, Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville.
RideFinders also operates a commuter store.
Contact Information: 1013 E. Main St., Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-643-7433
Email: http://www.ridefinders.com/about-us/contact-us/
Website: www.ridefinders.com
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan, and Prince George
Cities and Towns: Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Petersburg, Richmond, and Williamsburg
Salem / Roanoke
RIDE Solutions
RIDE Solutions is the regional rideshare program for the Roanoke Valley – Alleghany Region.
It offers carpool matching services‚ as well as transit and Park and Ride information and an emergency cab service to participants. Membership and services are free.
Contact Information: Ride Solutions - Roanoke, P.O. Box 2569, Roanoke, Virginia 24010
Phone: 540-342-9393
Email: info@ridesolutions.org
Website: www.ridesolutions.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, and Roanoke
Cities and Towns: Blacksburg, Boones Mill, Buchanan, Christiansburg, Clifton Forge, Covington, Dublin, Fincastle, Floyd, Glen Lyn, Iron Gate, Lynchburg, Narrows, New Castle, Pearisburg, Pembroke, Pulaski, Radford, Rich Creek, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Salem, Troutville, and Vinton
Staunton
RideSmart
RideSmart is a free ride-matching service that helps users connect with commuters who have similar schedules or travel patterns.
In addition to ride-matching, RideSmart also helps participants identify a full array of commuting alternatives, such as Telework Virginia!, Metro, and MARC train.
It offers support and services for carpooling, vanpooling, SmartBenefits, Guaranteed Ride Home, ride-matching and other information to help commuters.
The website also offers information about commuter tax benefits.
Contact Information: 400 Suite E Kendrick Lane, Front Royal, VA 22630
Phone: 540-635-4146
Email: ridesmart@nsvregion.org
Website: www.ridesmartva.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren
RideShare
RideShare is a program of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, in cooperation with the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, working to reduce traffic congestion and increase mobility throughout Central Virginia and the Central Shenandoah Valley.
It offers free carpool matching and vanpool coordination as well as a Guaranteed Ride Home program to provide free rides home in an emergency.
RideShare also works with employers to develop and implement traffic reduction programs and markets the region's Park and Ride lots. RideShare is a member of the Commuter Information Team (CIT), a partnership that includes JAUNT, Charlottesville Area Transit, University Transit Service and Greene County Transit.
Its work with the CIT includes acting as a transportation information and referral center for the region, as well as contributing to joint marketing and awareness efforts.
Contact Information:
Thomas Jefferson Planning District, P.O. Box 1505, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone: 434-295-6165
Email: rideshare@tjpdc.org
Website: www.rideshareinfo.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Fluvanna, Greene, Highland, Louisa, Nelson, Rockbridge, and Rockingham
Cities and Towns: Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Mineral, Scottsville, Standardsville, Staunton, and Waynesboro
RIDE Solutions
RIDE Solutions is the regional rideshare program for the Roanoke Valley – Alleghany Region.
It offers carpool matching services‚ as well as transit and Park and Ride information and an emergency cab service to participants. Membership and services are free.
Contact Information: Ride Solutions – New River Valley, 6580 Valley Center Drive, Suite 124, Radford, Virginia 24141
Phone: 540-639-9313
Email: info@ridesolutions.org
Website: www.ridesolutions.org
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, and Roanoke
Cities and Towns: Blacksburg, Boones Mill, Buchanan, Christiansburg, Clifton Forge, Covington, Dublin, Fincastle, Floyd, Glen Lyn, Iron Gate, Lynchburg, Narrows, New Castle, Pearisburg, Pembroke, Pulaski, Radford, Rich Creek, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Salem, Troutville, and Vinton
Commuter Connections
Commuter Connections is a network of northern Virginia, D.C. and Maryland commuter organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
It provides commuters with information on all of their commute options, so they can make smart choices about travel to work.
It also helps employers establish commuting benefits / assistance programs, including telework / telecommute programs.
Contact Information: 777 North Capitol St. NE, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 800-745-7433
Email: ridematching@mwcog.org
Website: http://www.commuterconnections.org/
Serves the following areas:
Counties: Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Westmoreland
Cities and Towns: Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park Winchester, Clifton, Colonial Beach, Culpeper, Dumfries, Front Royal, Hamilton, Herndon, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Luray, Madison, Middleburg, Occoquan, Orange, Purcellville, Quantico, Remington, Reston, Round Hill, Shenandoah, The Plains, Vienna, Warrenton, and Washington