Van Pools Blog

VPSI’s Capital District Vanpool Pilot Program proposal has been awarded jointly by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). NYSDOT and NYSERDA identified commuter vanpooling as a strategy that has the potential of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases and the consumption of petroleum products by reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in New York State, without adversely affecting the State’s economy and quality of life. As an example, a 15-passenger VPSI vanpool reduces 335,500 miles traveled and 136 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in one year. By lowering VMTs and greenhouse gases, VPSI supports the goals the State of New York, established to create public-private partnerships for sustainable transportation strategies. VPSI will use project funding to reduce user fees and establish a long-term funding stream supported by an agreement with CDTA, the local transit agency.

For more information on the funding, click here.