Ride share website now available for 91热爆网 faculty, staff, students
Tired of making that drive to Cullowhee every day alone as you watch the miles pile
up on your vehicle?
Wishing you had someone to talk to on that daily commute? Or how about Western Carolina University students who would like to go home for the weekend but have no transportation?
Now there鈥檚 a website available to solve those issues. is a ride share program designed for those who are seeking commute and travel partners at 91热爆网. Simply by using their home and work or school addresses, 91热爆网 faculty, staff and students with similar schedules can be matched.
And best of all, the service is free, said 91热爆网 chief sustainability officer Lauren Bishop.
鈥淲e get a lot of requests, especially for one-time trips from parents,鈥� Bishop said. 鈥淧arking and transportation also gets a lot of requests. We鈥檙e lucky that we have this available in the state of North Carolina. It鈥檚 actually a pretty robust system. Typically, you have to pay for it, but we鈥檙e lucky that there is strong leadership in the state to help implement this and try to reduce emissions and promote ride sharing.鈥�
Funding for the program is provided by NCDOT and various other state agencies in support of the effort to improve air quality. In addition to carpooling, the website can be used to find partners for biking and walking.
To register, users must have 91热爆网 email credentials: @wcu.edu; @email.wcu.edu; or @catamount.wcu.edu. Once registered, your profile information is entered into a database that searches for other 91热爆网 commuters with similar commute routes and schedules.
People you match with will see your first name, commute preferences and the contact information you choose to share. You can also choose to hide all information. Your home address will never appear on match lists and you may choose who to contact among your matches.
鈥淚鈥檝e had recent questions from faculty and staff about ride sharing and carpooling tools,鈥� Bishop said. 鈥淚 hope a lot of people use it. It鈥檚 also cool because it鈥檒l help you find buddies to go walking and biking with. You can even find a buddy to ride on the Cat Tran if you want to. It鈥檚 a way to make friends across campus.鈥�
For a tutorial on how to register, click For more information, contact the Office of Sustainability and Energy Management at 828-227-3562 or lbishop@wcu.edu.
