MYRIDESMART AND UNIVERSITY RIDESHARE AT CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is responsible for regional planning and intergovernmental coordination for a 10-county area including Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale counties, as well as the City of Atlanta.

Clayton State University received a grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission to encourage employees and students to use alternate transportation, improve the air quality, and reduce traffic congestion. University RideShare uses the MyRideSmart database to match students with students and employees with employees. This database is confidential and the information is not shared with marketing companies.

MyRideSmart also operates and maintains a confidential, computerized regional ridematch database that matches commuters in the Atlanta region with potential carpool partners and provides vanpool information. The MyRideSmart database serves individual commuters as well as employer services organizations, such as Transportation Management Associations (TMA's) and The Clean Air Campaign.

Individuals can apply for ridematching assistance by calling a toll-free hotline, MyRideSmart (1-877-433-3463), or by clicking the Ridematch Application button on www.MyRideSmart.com web page. Commuters can also obtain immediate ridematch results by using the ARC's web-based, On-Line RideMatching system (OLRM). Use the OLRM link to find out how you can search for ridematch partners 24 hours a day, at your convenience, as often as you like, in a secure environment.

Employees of Clayton State University (not available to students) who take alternate transportation may be eligible for the Guaranteed Ride Home. Funding and administrative support for employer-administered Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) programs is provided by the TDM Division. GRH pays for up to five free rides per year for commuters who carpool, vanpool, walk, bike or take transit to work, and have an emergency or must work mandatory unscheduled overtime. Clayton State is a participant in the GRH.

Interested participants with other employers can find out if their TMA or employer participates in the regional GRH program by clicking the GRH button and following the on-screen instructions from the MyRidesmart web page.