Sonoma
| Incentives & Tips | Sponsor | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle | ||
| Bike Mapper: Plan your trip with Bike Mapper! | 511 | gis.mtc.ca.gov |
| Bike Racks on Buses: Take your bike with you on the bus. | 511 | 511.org |
| Carpool | ||
| 511: Sign up for Merge to find your own carpool matches | 511 | merge.511.org |
| Carzac: Carpool whenever you need, and pay through the Carzac app. Enter SPAREAIR05 for $5 in free rides! | Carzac | carzac.com |
| Scoop: Schedule carpools at your convenience via the rideshare service app. Enter SPAREAIR05 for $5 in free rides! | Scoop | takescoop.com |
| Carshare | ||
| Turo: This peer-to-peer carsharing service lets you rent out your car when you’re not using it, or rent someone else’s car when they’re not using it. | Turo | turo.com |
| Zipcar: Pay a membership fee to join, reserve cars by the hour via website or app. | Zipcar | zipcar.com |
| Guaranteed Ride Home | ||
| Santa Rosa Guaranteed Ride Home: Get a free taxi ride in case of emergency if you work in Santa Rosa. Employers must be pre-registered. | City of Santa Rosa | santarosafreeride.org |
| Sonoma Emergency Ride Home: Get reimbursed for your ride home in the event of an emergency when you use a mode other than driving alone to get to work. Anyone who works or goes to college in Sonoma County is eligible. No advanced registration is required. | Sonoma County Transportation Authority | scta.ca.gov |
| Ridehailing | ||
| Lyft/LyftLine: Catch a ride on your own, or share your trip with others. | Lyft | lyft.com |
| Uber/uberPOOL: Catch a ride on your own, or share your trip with others. | Uber | uber.com |
| Schools | ||
| Sonoma County Safe Routes to School: Learn how to safely walk, bike, and carpool to school while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making our communities healthier. | Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition/Sonoma County Department of Health Services | sonomasaferoutes.org |
| Tax Benefits | ||
| Commuter Tax Benefits: Save money by paying for transit and vanpools with pre-tax wages. | N/A | 511.org |
| Transit | ||
| BART Carpool Parking: Carpool to BART for special parking privileges. | BART | bart.gov |
| Clipper: The region's all-in-one transit card is the only way to get Golden Gate Transit discount passes. | Metropolitan Transportation Commission | clippercard.com |
| Transit Apps: Plan trips, find out departure times and get alerts using a variety of apps. | 511 | 511.org |
| Transit & Trails App: Get to parks and open spaces near you with the Transit & Trails app. | Bay Area Open Space Council | transitandtrails.org |
| Vanpool | ||
| Commute with Enterprise: The Bay Area Vanpool Program provides $350 per month to qualifying vanpool groups who rent their vanpools with Commute with Enterprise | 511 | 511.org |
| Vanpool Seat Subsidies: The Bay Area Vanpool Program will subsidize empty seats in your owner-operated vanpool up to $300. | 511 | 511.org |
| Other Incentives | ||
| Merge Promotions: Log your carpool and earn prizes! | 511 | merge.511.org |
| Discounted Carpool/Vanpool Tolls: Carpools and vanpools pay discounted tolls on bridges. | Caltrans | 511.org |
| HOV Lanes: Get there faster in a high-occupancy vehicle lane. | 511 | 511.org |
| Park & Ride Lots: Take advantage of 150 free, convenient Park & Ride lots to meet carpool partners, meet your vanpool or catch your bus. | Caltrans, transit agencies, and local cities | 511.org |
| Santa Rosa Free Ride: Discounted bus passes and prizes for carpoolers, bicyclists and walkers! | City of Santa Rosa | santarosafreeride.org |