As increasing traffic congestion and record gasoline prices spur greater interest in commuting options, the Susquehanna Regional Transportation Partnership this week launched services that promote alternatives to commuting alone.

The unique private/public partnership is promoting alternatives to single-occupancy vehicle commuting in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties – where more than 90 percent of the 732,000 commuters now drive alone. This year, while these regional commuters sit in traffic, they will waste enough gasoline to fill more than 5,000 gasoline tankers.

Employers and commuters can contact the Partnership at 1-866-579-RIDE (1-866-579-7433) to receive information about alternatives and programs.

NewsClip: Partnership Announces First Director, Toll-Free Hotline

6/12/2005