News for Smart Commuters |
Spring 2010 |
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Driver Appreciation Breakfast at IRWD
A few weeks back in Irvine, California, an early morning Appreciation Breakfast was held at Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) with the goal of thanking everyone for their continued support of the vanpool program. VPSI provided doughnuts, bagels, fruit and juice as well as gift cards and travel mugs for raffle prizes. About eighty vanpool participants [...]
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Routt County Vanpool Program
VPSI and Routt County in the beautiful Colorado mountains entered into a partnership to provide vanpooling as a new commute option for residents traveling from Stagecoach or Oak Creek into Steamboat Springs. VPSI’s services include providing comfortable passenger vehicles, a bumper-to-bumper maintenance program, a comprehensive insurance policy and a staff dedicated to serving the needs [...]
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New vans roll out at Pine Bluff Arsenal and Pueblo Chemical Depot
Pine Bluff, Arkansas – The Pine Bluff Arsenal, located about 40 miles from Little Rock, and 8 miles northwest of Pine Bluff, is an active military installation, which stores 12.5% of the nation’s obsolete chemical weapons. Pine Bluff Chemical Activity conducts the current operations to destroy the part of the US chemical weapon stockpile held [...]
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Springtime Vehicle Maintenance Tips
After a long winter, it’s important to get your vehicle back in tip-top shape. Here are some car care tips to help you out: Exterior 1. A good hand wash of your vehicle is very important in the spring. Take the time to check out the condition of your paint while you’re washing and make [...]
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Diamond Awards Recognize Organizations Working to Reduce Congestion
SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) honored eight organizations and two individuals for their efforts to reduce traffic congestion in the San Diego region at the eighth annual Diamond Awards ceremony on Friday, March 26, 2010. “These organizations are stepping up to the plate to help their employees – as well as to help our [...]
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AFGE Works with VPSI to Promote Vanpooling Across America
VPSI’s partnership with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) establishes a new way of promoting the availability of commuter vanpool benefits to Federal employees across the country. AFGE’s Union Locals are constantly seeking new ways to keep their members informed on the latest employer benefits information. When the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [...]
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USF Center Awards Best Workplaces for Commuters Race to Excellence
Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC), a program designed to encourage sustainable transportation innovation and managed by the University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research, singled out 26 companies, institutions and individuals nationwide in the 2009 “Race to Excellence” Awards Ceremony. The awards recognize organizations that have taken exemplary steps for their efforts to [...]
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VPSI Supports the Commute LESS Act
By Chris Simmons, VPSI’s Government Affairs Executive Vanpooling is more than just a local issue, but a national one as well. The question of how vanpooling, carpooling, telework, alternative work hours and promoting transit use works in an overall national transportation program is crucial, especially as Congress debates a new authorization for Federal programs. Through [...]
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Van-Pools.com to hold Apple iPad Giveaway Contest
Coming this spring, we will be holding a giveaway contest on our www.van-pools.com blog page. We’ll be giving out Apple Gift Cards that can be used to purchase one of their new iPads, along with lots of other great prizes. We’re still working out all of the details, but keep an eye out for our [...]
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Congressman Peters Holds Town Hall Meeting with VPSI
Troy, Michigan – On January 22, US Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI) spent his afternoon discussing transportation, health care and other current legislative issues at VPSI’s Home Office. In addition to talking with VPSI executives about issues facing private providers of public transportation, Peters also agreed to hold a town hall meeting with VPSI and MichiVan [...]
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