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Capitol
Rideshare provides State employees with
information and assistance about
ridesharing. We offer online matching
for carpoolers, preferential Rideshare
parking permits, incentive programs, an
emergency ride home program, assistance
forming vanpools, bus and bus
subsidy information and routing
direction, bike information,
an interactive website, and
education to employees about alternate mode
information.
Capitol Rideshare is responsible for
the marketing and education of alternate mode options for
our employees. We promote the benefits and rewards of
reducing the commute through programs such as the Commuter
Club, the Clean Air Campaign, Platinum Pass, Preferential
Parking, Online Matchlists, and Vanpool Subsidies. We
educate employees about these programs through media such as
our bi-monthly newsletter and our website. It is the role of
Capitol Rideshare to encourage employees to leave their cars
at home for their commute.
In an effort to get the word out,
Capitol Rideshare conducts special events and information
campaigns to further promote the cause for cleaner air.
Reducing carbon monoxide pollution in the winter, ozone
pollution in the summer, and particulate matter year round
are major factors in the design and thrust of our programs.
The High Pollution Advisory Program is also communicated
from our office. Our programs are employee choice based and
available to all State employees in Maricopa County.
Information and applications for our program can be found at
www.capitolrideshare.com.
Some of the
program components of Capitol Rideshare
are outlined below. Please review
and be familiar with them.
Capitol Rideshare offers:
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ONLINE
MATCHING
We offer State employees the ability to
do their own matchlist online and
receive immediate results! You can
access it from our website at
www.capitolrideshare.com/files/matchlist.htm. Doing an
online matchlist is quick, easy, and
fun! By entering some basic information,
employees will receive a matchlist,
complete with a map, that shows who may
be available to carpool. It is important
that your employees use their work email
address when logging on to the system.
It is quick, safe, and easy to use.
There is no
official Coordinator duty in regards to
the online matching service – just be
familiar with it.
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CAPITOL RIDESHARE PARKING PERMITS
When two or more employees form a
carpool and carpool at least three days
each week, they are eligible for
preferential parking (where offered).
Each individual in the carpool must
complete an application (obtained from
you, online at
www.capitolrideshare.com/files/carpool.htm, the Rideshare Review, or Capitol
Rideshare) and submit them, attached
together, to Capitol Rideshare. Upon
receipt of the applications, Capitol
Rideshare then processes the
applications and assigns ONE parking
permit decal (to be displayed in the
driver's windshield) to that carpool.
Capitol Rideshare then sends the decal
permit, along with the request receipt
form to YOU to distribute. You are to
call your employee, have them pick up
the permit from you, sign the receipt
form, and return the form to Capitol
Rideshare. It's that easy!
PROCEDURE:
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Turn in
applications to Capitol Rideshare
(by the Coordinator or employee)
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Coordinator
receives decal back along with
request receipt form.
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Coordinator
distributes the decal to appropriate
party, has them sign for the decal,
and returns the form to Capitol
Rideshare.
The 2009-2010 cling permit:
The 2010-2011 tag permit:
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Commuter Club Incentive Program
State employees who ride the bus,
carpool, vanpool, bicycle, or walk to
work two times or more per week, are
eligible for the Commuter Club. Club
members receive a free taxi ride home in
case of an emergency, a newsletter
subscription to Commuter Club News, and
they can participate in a discount
program at businesses throughout the
Valley. As a Coordinator, we will issue
you a VIP membership as well.
The
2009-2010 Commuter Club Card:
(valid through 6/30/10)
The 2010-2011 Commuter
Club Card:
(will be issued 7/1/10)
There is no cost to join. Capitol
Rideshare wants to reward State
employees who are doing their part to
help improve the air quality in our
Valley!
In addition to those employees
submitting an application to join, any
State employee who applies for a
Rideshare parking permit will
automatically become a member of the
Commuter Club. Additionally, if a member
refers another State employee for
membership, the referring member will
receive a magnetic photo frame, courtesy
of Capitol Rideshare.
Applications to join the Commuter Club
can be obtained online at
capitolrideshare.com/files/commuter.htm, or from a
recent issue of The Rideshare Review
newsletter, or a standard Rideshare
application may be used. The employee
will send in their application and their
membership packet will be sent directly to
them.
There is no
official Coordinator duty in regards to
the Commuter Club – just be familiar
with it.
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Platinum Pass: The
Transit Subsidy Program
In an
ongoing effort to improve air quality in
the Valley, the State of Arizona
provided for a bus subsidy program. As a
State employee in Maricopa County, 50%
of the state employee's work-related bus
expenses will be paid by the State of
Arizona. This program is implemented
through Platinum Pass.
The
Platinum Pass is like a credit card for the
bus. When you board the bus, you
tap the plastic card on magnetic card reader on top of the farebox. You can ride the bus as many
times or as few times as you want - you
will only be billed for your actual
number of rides that month. The total
will never be more than the cost of a
monthly pass, no matter how many times
you ride. The amount owed is payroll
deducted, minus the subsidy amount.
The payroll deduction for Platinum Pass
will be taken from your paycheck for the
second pay period of each month. When
you sign up for Platinum Pass, you will
be issued a card that features a
personal identification number.
All State employees working in Maricopa
County and paid through the State's
central payroll system are eligible to
participate in the Platinum Pass
Program. This does not include
university and State Compensation Fund
employees.
The role
of Capitol Rideshare and Platinum Pass
is marketing only. Once the employee
submits their application to their
personnel office, Capitol Rideshare is
no longer in the process. If you have an
employee who is waiting for a Platinum
Pass or lost their card, please have
them contact their personnel department
or the General Accounting Office at
ADOA. Capitol Rideshare cannot assist
them at that point as it is a payroll
deduction issue.
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Maricopa
Bus Subsidy Program
This program is
similar to Platinum Pass. In fact, for
employees to use this option, they must
have a valid Platinum Pass.
The City of
Maricopa operates a public bus route
that services downtown Phoenix. The
MaricopaXpress route, schedule, and fare
information can be found online at
http://www.maricopa-az.gov.
Capitol Rideshare is pleased to announce
that the State of Arizona and the City
of Maricopa have worked together to
establish the MaricopaXpress Ticket and
Subsidy Program as a means of providing
the dollar equivalent of a Bus Card Plus
subsidy to state employees riding the
MaricopaXpress. Since the State's bus
subsidy program provides a per ride
subsidy up to a monthly maximum, a
similar system needed to be developed
for the MaricopaXpress.
If this route works for you, complete
the application by clicking on the blue
button below and return the original
application to Capitol Rideshare.
Capitol Rideshare will issue you books
of 48 one way tickets on an as needed
basis. Each time you use a ticket on the
MaricopaXpress, the cost of your ride,
minus any available subsidy, will be
deducted from your paycheck on a pre-tax
basis the following month. If you ride
the MaricopaXpress in addition to riding
a Valley Metro bus or light rail train,
your Valley Metro subsidy will be paid
first and any remaining subsidy amount
will be applied toward your
MaricopaXpress expenses. The balance of
your expenses will be payroll deducted.
For current bus subsidy information,
call 602-542-RIDE.
There is no official Coordinator duty in
regards to the Bus
Card Plus
or the Maricopa Bus Subsidy Program –
just be familiar with them.
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Vanpools
Vanpools are a
wonderful way for employees who live a
long distance from work to commute.
Usually the vanpool consists of 9-15
passengers. Capitol Rideshare is pleased
to promote the vanpool program that is
administered by the RPTA/Valley Metro.
The van is supplied by Valley Metro.
Currently, State employees who commute
in a Valley Metro vanpool are
eligible for a $20 monthly subsidy.
Drivers of the vanpool are also eligible
to receive additional benefits. If your
employees are interested in forming
vanpools, please call our office to
schedule a vanpool presentation at your
agency.
Procedure:
At least twice a year, remind employees,
via email, that vanpool opportunities
exist. Offer to host a vanpool
presentation meeting and contact our
office.
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Clean Air
Campaign
In an ongoing
effort to educate employees about their
alternate mode options, Capitol
Rideshare participates in the Clean Air
Campaign every year. Four times a year,
we ask employees to try a different way
to work for at least one day. The idea
is to get them to just try it. Then, the
employees usually submit an entry or a
"coupon" for their participation. This
coupon makes them eligible to win
various prizes in our drawings. Coupons
are always available online at
www.capitolrideshare.com/files/clean_air_campaign.htm or through
our newsletters.
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