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How to Get a Metro Vanpool on the Road
 To join an existing vanpool or to find other people interested in forming a vanpool, use RideshareOnline.com, Metro's self-serve online ridematching service. Or, send a completed Ridematch Application to Metro. See our VanPool Riders Wanted Bulletin (menu on left) for available openings.
Fill It Up Again! - and get cash back
- Join a vanpool or vanshare anytime in 2008 and you could be eligible to earn a $50 MasterCard® gift card.
- Become a driver or vanpool primary bookkeeper and earn a $50 MasterCard® gift card for each position.
- Recruit new riders and receive a $50 MasterCard® gift card for each rider, up to $250.
Visit www.rideshareonline.com/fillitup [external ink] or call 206-625-4500 for more information to register.
About Metro VanPools
- You need four other people, in addition to yourself -- or as many as 14 -- to organize a vanpool. The more people, the lower your fare.
- Once your pool is together, you need to decide on a route, pick-up points and schedule.
- Choose a primary driver and at least one back-up.
- Primary drivers, who meet Metro requirements (
 .PDF 29kb), ride free and may receive 40 free personal miles each month. Additional miles are available to drivers for a low mileage fee.
- You'll also need a bookkeeper to collect fares.
- Just complete the Metro Commuter Van Program Application & Agreement with Terms & Conditions: [.PDF; 348kb] [new 2/4/08 - this single form replaces the Metro VanPool Driver Application, Metro VanPool Bookkeeper Application and Metro VanPool Participant Agreement with Terms & Conditions] or call 206-625-4500. Once your pool is approved, drivers and bookkeepers will attend a half-day orientation class that ends with your primary driver taking the van home.
- As a rider, you pay a low monthly fare ( .PDF 187kb) that's far below what you'd pay for gas, oil, insurance and parking -- plus you save wear and tear on your car. And it's worth asking if your employer is one of many who offer transportation subsidies. PugetPass and King County Metro VanPool Options - September 1999
- Vanpools can use diamond lanes to cruise through traffic. You'll also be first in line for ferry crossings, and you may be eligible for preferred parking at work.
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Contact the Rideshare Services Representative at Metro Rideshare Operations: vanpool.information@kingcounty.gov (e-mail), (206)-625-4500 (voice), 1-800-427-8249 (toll free) or 206-684-1855 (TTY), 206-684-2166 (fax), M.S. YES-TR-0700, 400 Yesler Wy, Seattle, WA 98104-2683 (mail).
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