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Commuter Services of South Central Pennsylvania
Employers: free services to help you and your workforce.
Commuters: free help to find a better way to commute.
Who are we? Commuter Services is a professionally staffed organization funded by federal Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality funds. Through our free services, we work to reduce traffic congestion by helping commuters find alternatives, other than driving alone, and by reaching out to employers so they can help their workforce find those options. Using alternatives also helps improve air quality, and fewer cars in rush hour can mean safer highways, too.
What's in it for Employers? Especially in Central Pennsylvania with its relatively low unemployment rate, having a commuter assistance effort helps employers compete for and retain a qualified workforce. Surveys show commuting costs are a major concern for many workers and often a reason to accept or stay at a job. You’d be surprised at the many ways there are to encourage or help employees. We’ll show you how.
What's in it for Commuters? You could save a bunch of money. Try our calculator at the left and see how much you spend now. You could cut it in half just by carpooling with another person. Try transit or a train. Join a vanpool. Walk, bike or telecommute. Ask your employer to participate with Commuter Services. Check out our ridesharing database and information about reimbursement for emergency rides home. Tell a friend about us.
Who is eligible for free help? Employers and commuters in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties. The last census estimated that there were 823,000 commuters in this seven-county area. Most now drive alone.
How do I get help? Employers and commuters can call or email us. Commuters can join the confidential ridematching database online at this site.
Who runs this program? Your regional chambers, transit agencies and county planning organizations developed Commuter Services and sit on our board (the Susquehanna Regional Transportation Partnership). See "The SRTP" at the left for all their names.
Commuter Services is a program of the non-profit Susquehanna Regional Transportation Partnership, whose board includes the Harrisburg Regional Chamber; the Gettysburg Adams, Lebanon Valley and York County Chambers of Commerce; Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Adams County Transit Authority (ACTA); County of Lebanon Transit Authority (COLT); Red Rose Transit Authority (Lancaster); York County Transportation Authority (rabbittransit); Capital Area Transit (CAT, Cumberland-Dauphin-Harrisburg); the Lancaster, Lebanon and York metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs); Harrisburg MPO (Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry counties) and Adams Rural Planning Organization (RPO). One board seat is also set aside for a corporate executive. Funding is provided by the Federal Highway Administration and PennDOT.
Commuter Services • 2951 Whiteford Rd. Suite 201 • York, PA 17402