Car/Vanpooling/HOV Links and Resources

Alexandria Rideshare
"Dedicated to assisting Alexandria commuters and businesses with information on your commuting alternatives, including transit, carpooling, biking and telework." Office of Transit Services and Programs, Department of Transportation and Environmental Services, City of Alexandria, 301 King St., #5100, Alexandria, VA 22314. Telephone: (703) 838-3800   Fax: (703) 739-9415 E-mail: rideshare@ci.alexandria.va.us

Arlington Transportation Partners
A FREE service for Arlington employers and residential communities provided by Arlington County Commuter services.

Commuter Connections Ridematching Service
A network of Washington metropolitan commuter transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).

Commuter Connections Commuter Bulletin Board
General information and carpool matching by county and state.

eRideShare.com
A popular, free service for connecting commuters, travelers going the same way, and even people who want to share a car to do errands. 17,000 commuter carpool listings nationwide, more than 1000 between Virginia and DC. Recognized by Yahoo and Google as the leading national ridesharing website.

GoLoco
A service that helps people quickly arrange ride sharing between friends, neighbors, and colleagues.

Maryland Department of Transportation Home Page

Maryland State Highway Administration Route 50 HOV page.
Location of HOV lanes, rules, hours, more.

Montgomery County Commuter Services
Information including carpool/vanpool, ride sharing, park and ride lots.

OmniMatch
Prince William County ridematching.

Partnership for Safe Driving
"Changing attitudes toward dangerous driving through national media campaigns."

Prince George's County Carpool/Vanpool Information
Prince George's County Commuter Connections will help you work out the details and find passengers.

RADCO
Fredericksburg area ridesharing.

Ridefinders
Richmond, VA carpool matching service and commuting information.

The Slugging Homepage
from the author of "Slugging: The Commuting Alternative for Washington, DC"

How do people commute FREE in Washington, DC? Thousands use buses, trains, and carpools...but thousands more actually use a sophisticated form of hitchhiking called "slugging." This unique form of commuting has taken Washington, DC by storm not only because it's fast, but also because it's absolutely free! Author David LeBlank gives straightforward, easy to follow advice in "Slugging, The Commuting Alternative for Washington, DC." Filled with maps, hints, and tips built on years of slugging experience, this book is the definitive source for slugging information. "Slugging, The Commuting Alternative for Washington DC" is now available for purchase from CommuterDirect.com.

Valley Commuter Assistance Program
Northern Shenandoah Valley ridesharing.

Virginia Department of Transportation Home

Virginia Department of Transportation HOV Calculator
Calculate the time you could save carpooling in Northern VA. Includes an interactive map of HOV lanes, HOV rules and hours, and Northern VA park and ride lots.

WTOP Radio – Where are DC's Reversible, Rush Hour Lanes?
The complete list of reversible, rush-hour lanes as of June 30, 2003.

Vanpool Services

Van Pool Services, Inc. (VPSI)
Vanpooling is a sensible alternative to the daily commute. Nobody understands this better than VPSI. Their experience and customer service have made them the nation's leading vehicle leasing program, serving thousands of vanpool groups across America.

ABS Vans
A full-service van pool company that has serviced Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the Washington Metro area since 1988. Their dedicated, full-time staff provides ridematching coordination, emergency services, and commuter counselling for employers, small groups, or individuals. ABS provides vehicles, fuel, insurance, maintenance, and back-up vehicles with no financial risk to their riders or drivers. Call ABS Vans at (703)551-4677 or (540)659-6323.

Maseo Van Pools, LLC
Operates premium quality vans out of Northern Virginia, servicing Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Call Ross Perry at (540) 659-4198 to form a vanpool or join an existing vanpool.

T & S Enterprises
A full service van pool company that services Northern Virginia as well as Washington DC metro areas for over 20 years. Please contact Darrell Sears at 540-786-0705 or ddsears@adelphia.net.

VDOT HOV Calculator
Lets you calculate how many minutes your morning commute will take by using a park-and-ride lot to access the carpool (HOV) lanes – and picking up riders from the Slug Lines at the lots.

Virginia Vanpool Assistance Program
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Rail & Public Transportation, provides temporary funding for new and existing vanpools having trouble filling all of their seats.