Imagine a commute that is relaxed, comfortable and convenient.
Imagine a community that is free of traffic congestion, air pollution and a never-ending sea of parking lots.
Imagine a paycheck that you get to use for you and your family, not your car and gas.
These things are not imaginary. They are all real and within reach!
Cherriots Rideshare helps people find easy and cost-effective ways to get around town by working with individuals and employers to figure out which transportation options work best for them.
We offer information and referrals for
• Carpooling
• Vanpooling
• Transit
• Bicycling
• Walking
• Telecommuting
How To Get Started
SURPRISE! You’ve already taken the first step toward ridesharing. This web site will walk you through several transportation options to help you decide which might be right for you.
What Is Ridesharing?
Sharing a ride with other commuters—in a vanpool or carpool, on a bus or train—is ridesharing. You’ve probably already done it without even knowing it.
Ridesharing can cut your commuting costs, minimize wear and tear on your car and make for a less stressful commute. Ridesharing also helps reduce traffic and parking congestion and promotes cleaner air by reducing car emissions.
Why Should I Rideshare?
Save Money
Most commuters can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars a year just by carpooling with one other person. The savings are easy to see! One person, one car—you pay all the expenses (gas, parking, wear and tear). Two people, one car—your expenses are cut in half. Even if you each drive your own cars half the time, you are still sharing the costs.
Save Time
Willamette Valley residents spend (on average) 100 hours a year simply driving to work and back; that’s more than most people get for vacation every year! Spend that time doing something you enjoy. Take the bus or carpool, and instead of dealing with traffic you can read, listen to music, get a head start on your work day or even enjoy a short nap during your commute.
Save Yourself
More Americans are making the connection between their driving habits and their health. If you rideshare regularly, you have the potential to reduce health threats for yourself and others by reducing pollution, getting one more car off the road and contributing to a stress-free commute.
Save the Planet
By choosing to share the ride, not just for a daily commute but for shopping, personal trips and traveling to and from school, you can stop adding to the harmful emissions dumped into the air and do your part to ease our reliance on foreign oil.
One person can make a difference. You can be that person.
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