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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Rideshare, Vanpool, GRTA X-Press Bus
Douglas County Vanpool and GRTA X-press Bus Service
Douglas County Vanpool and GRTA X-press Bus Service 

Douglas County Transportation Center - 8800 Dorris Road
Douglasville, Georgia 30134
Phone: 770.949.7665 - Fax: 770.920.7515
vanpool@co.douglas.ga.us

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.
Pricing for vanpool service is based on zones determined from the location that the vanpool originates. Zone maps for each of Douglas County Rideshare's vanpools are as follows: "Transportation Center", "Douglas Boulevard", "Thornton Road", "Lee Road", "Post Road", "Liberty Road", "Highway 61", "Brownsville Road", "Food Depot".

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.

X-press 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), 470 (Thornton Road to downtown Atlanta), or 461 (Douglas Boulevard to 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.
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Rideshare Staff
Ron Roberts, Division Manager
Davidae Walker, Assistant Division Manager
Patricia Lynch, Programs Assistant
Jerie Blackwood, Customer Service Manager
Vickie Safford, Customer Service Assistant
Ira Dorin, Operations/Fleet Manager

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IMPORTANT LINKS
- Central Atlanta Progress TMA

- 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! - 449.3KB

1511 Certification for Transit Stimulus Funding - 601.4KB

2012 Vanpool schedule - 153.3KB

Fact Sheet - 57.0KB

FTA Contract Clauses - 136.2KB

Rideshare Title VI Statement - 41.4KB

Vanpool Manual/Code of Conduct - 137.0KB

Vanpool Passenger Information Document - 52.2KB

Zone Fare Changes - 6.2KB

Zone Map - Douglas Blvd. Park and Ride - 338.5KB
Zone Map - Lee Road Park and Ride - 344.6KB


Zone Map - Food Depot - 318.2KB

Zone Map - Hwy. 61 - 310.3KB
Zone Map - Brownsville Rd. - 299.9KB


Zone Map - Post Road Park and Ride - 317.2KB
Zone Map - Liberty Road - 313.8KB


Zone Map - Thornton Road Park and Ride - 396.5KB

Zone Map - Transportation Center - 397.9KB

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