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Friday, November 20, 2009
Rideshare, Vanpool, GRTA X-Press Bus
Douglas County Vanpool and GRTA X-press Bus Service
Douglas County Vanpool and GRTA X-press Bus Service 
Contact: Gary Watson - Rideshare Director
Douglas County Transportation Center - 8800 Dorris Road
Douglasville, Georgia 30134
Phone: 770.949.7665 - Fax: 770.920.7515
vanpool@co.douglas.ga.us
Rideshare Director Gary Watson
Rideshare Director Gary Watson 

Douglas County Rideshare is a commuter-oriented program that operates work-trip vanpools, provides carpool-matching assistance, builds and maintains commuter facilities and participates in transit and public transportation planning and marketing. Rideshare has been serving Douglas County commuters since 1986.

Vanpools
Rideshare offers dependable, safe and economical vanpool service to many metro Atlanta work locations. Vans leave central locations in Douglas County Monday through Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Return trips to Douglas County are offered from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Vanpool service is offered at an affordable monthly fee. Click "Schedule" for a complete listing of vanpool routes.

Carpools
Some metro Atlanta sites are not served by Rideshare vanpools. For commuters who travel to these locations, Rideshare offers a free matching service to help with forming carpools.

Express Bus Service
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) offers express bus service between Douglas County and downtown Atlanta and midtown Atlanta Monday through Friday. Buses leave from and return to the Douglas County Transportation Center at 8800 Dorris Road in Douglasville (behind the courthouse). For more information on this service, go to www.XpressGA.com and click on the information for Route 460 (Transportation Center to downtown Atlanta) or 470 (Thornton Road to downtown Atlanta) or 461 (Transportation Center to midtown Atlanta).

Douglas County Transportation Center
Rideshare's offices are in the Douglas County Transportation Center behind the Douglas County Courthouse in Douglasville. The transportation center has a customer service/administration building and 650 parking spaces, and serves as the hub for vanpools, carpools and express bus service. The address for the Transportation Center, which is open Monday - Friday from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., is 8800 Dorris Road. The phone number is 770-949-7665.

Rideshare Staff
Gary Watson, Director
Davidae Walker, Assistant Director
Patricia Lynch, Programs Assistant
Jerie Blackwood, Customer Service Manager
Vickie Safford, Customer Service Assistant
Ira Dorin, Operations/Fleet Manager
IMPORTANT LINKS
- Central Atlanta Progress TMA

- Clayton County Transit

- Clean Air Campaign
Not-for-profit organization that works to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality through a variety of voluntary programs and services, including free employer assistance, public information and children's education.

- Cobb Community Transit

- Cobb Rides

- Commuter Club/Cobb County

- GRTA Express Bus Service
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) offers express bus service from Douglas County to downtown Atlanta and back. Route 460 serves Douglas County, and information on this route is available on the GRTA web page.

- Marta Web Site

- Midtown Alliance TMA

- RideSmart
Carpool matching assistance and information on transportation options throughout the metro Atlanta region.

- VPSI Vanpool Service in Atlanta

DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS
"Blue Commute", the Rideshare Newsletter! - 991.7KB

1511 Certification For Transit Stimulus Funding - 601.4KB

2010 Vanpool schedule - 233.5KB

Fact Sheet - 40.4KB

Federal Transit Administration Contract Clauses (.pdf format) - 136.2KB
Federal Transit Administration Contract Clauses (MSWord format) - 155.1KB


History of Rideshare - 58.4KB

Rideshare Requires Boarding Passes - 36.9KB

Rideshare Title VI Statement - 31.2KB

Transportation Center Newsletter - 3873.8KB

Transportation Center Overview - 1667.6KB

TVM Certification For Invitation to Bid on Rideshare Vans - 25.6KB
FMVSS Certification for Invitation to Bid on Rideshare Vans - 24.6KB


Vanpool Manual/Code of Conduct - 81.9KB

Vanpool Passenger Information Document - 30.7KB

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