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Vanpooling in the News
June 7th, 2011 0 CommentsHere’s an interesting article from the Houston Chronicle about what commuting might look like in the future. Not surprisingly, vanpooling is part of the vision:
Are 60 MPG cars and Houston-style van pools in America’s future?
A group of House Democrats say they have several proposals to improve transportation in American communities by increasing automobile fuel efficiency standards and making incentives — such as Houston-style van-pooling — for citizens to curb driving.
The group, a task force chaired by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., released a report called “Freedom from Oil,” which recommends boosting the fuel efficiency standard for automobiles to 60 miles per gallon by 2025. Current law requires that American-made cars have an average fuel efficiency of 39 miles per gallon in 2016.
Read the rest of the story at Chron.com.
Vanpooling: Safer, Greener, Cheaper
May 24th, 2011 0 CommentsVPSI, Inc.’s very own Steve Pederson is quoted at length in this very informative article from Safety.blr.com that cites vanpooling as the safest, cheapest and greenest way to commute to work.
Keep up the good work, Steve!
Last Chance to “Like” Us and Win $100
March 23rd, 2011 0 CommentsYou may remember that a few weeks ago, we surpassed 1,000 “likes” on Facebook. It was a momentous occasion for us and, now, thanks to you guys, we’re well on our way to having 2,000 “likes.”
To celebrate, we’re giving away a $100 Visa Gift Card! If you’re on Facebook, drop your name into the comment field below this post. You can also log in to Facebook Connect to make this easier. We’ll throw all the names into a hat and pick one randomly later today.
Good luck, everyone!
VPSI Eases VA Workers’ Commutes After Relocation
March 17th, 2011 0 Comments
In early March, VPSI partnered with OhioRideShare to assist the Louis Stokes VAMC Cleveland staff with their commutes. The Brecksville location is being closed and nearly 1,200 employees will be moved to the downtown Cleveland Wade Park campus. The relocation has created a need for some creative ways to assist with the new commutes the staff will soon face. Rising gas prices were another driving force for the staff to look for ways to not only save money on their commute, but to reduce their carbon footprint, as well the employee parking requirements at Wade Park.
Over the course of 2 days, nearly 200 people registered into the vRide program, which allows users to create their own “pools” based on where they reside, their work schedule and their new work location. While the original focus was on helping the Brecksville staff get to the Wade Park Campus, as word spread around about the events, existing Wade Park staff started forming their own pools.
Some of the comments received about the registration events were:
- “The people were happy the VA made this happen”.
- “The event was extremely well organized”.
- “After we registered, we kept going back online to check responses. We were anxious to see if anyone else had joined our pool”.
Since the events were held, many more VA employees have signed up. As we work through the various transition dates of the move, we are confident we will be able to help many people find an efficient “pool” to get to work. Kudos to the Louis Stokes VA staff that helped organize the event and it is now something that they can “check off their list” of tasks to accomplish for this consolidation project.
Colleen Donnelly, transportation planner at OhioRideShare, said she is excited about the program.
“The partnership between OhioRideShare and VPSI will help hundreds of VA staff save a lot of money on their commutes and we are pleased to be able to offer this wonderful service to them,” she said.
Congratulation to Mary Latino who won the Grand Prize of a $499 Apple Gift Card!
Walletpop Shouts Out VPSI
March 16th, 2011 0 CommentsRising gas prices have been kind of a theme around the blog these days. And with good reason; as prices continue to go up, more and more of us are looking ways to save money at the pump. Sarah Gilbert over at Walletpop.com, mentions vanpooling in general – and VPSI in particular – in her excellent piece about changing the way we think about commuting.
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