Rising gas prices got you down?

Tired of looking for convenient parking on campus? Interested in having a positive impact on the planet? If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are you’re going to like the university’s new Greenride™ carpool program, which debuted July 1.

The latest initiative in FIU’s commitment to going green, the web-based carpool program features award-winning software that makes signing up hassle-free and completely safe. Open to all FIU students, faculty and staff, university leaders are hoping the program will save money for participants, reduce traffic and relieve parking congestion, and help improve air quality and conserve energy.

“The Greenride™ software is so easy to use, I really think this program has the ability to change the culture of commuting here at FIU,” said Bill Foster, director of Parking and Transportation. He and his team guided the purchase and implementation of the program in collaboration with the President’s Climate Commitment Task Force.

Participants register confidentially, entering a list of preferences. The software matches prospective riders and sends an email to possible partners. As an added bonus, it automatically tracks environmental savings, health savings and financial savings.

Riders in the program will receive special carpool decals and new “preferred parking” carpool spaces will be available to participants throughout the campuses.

Visit the Greenride™ site today and start saving.