Division of Energy

Share the Ride Statewide

On October 22 - 26, 2007, the Division of Energy coordinated Missouri's first "Share the Ride Statewide" rideshare week, in cooperation with Missouri's rideshare and carpool programs in Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield and Mid-Missouri.

The week's activities included events at commuter lots and prize drawings for those participating in and registering for carpools and vanpools. For local information on Share the Ride Statewide activities, visit the websites of our partners:

• Kansas City area-  Mid-America Regional Council RideShare, 816-842-RIDE
  MARC Rideshare program serves Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, and Ray counties in Missouri and Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.
  • MARC news release: Carpoolers drive to win in October (Oct. 4, 2007)

• St. Louis area - RideFinders, 800-VIP-RIDE
  RideFinders operates as a free public service for commuters working in St. Louis City; St. Louis, Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles Counties in Missouri; and Madison, St. Clair, Monroe Counties in Illinois.

• Springfield area - Carpool Matching Service, 417-831-RIDE
  The Ozarks Transportation Organization offers a carpool matching service for the counties of Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Jasper, LaClede, Lawrence, Ozark, Polk, Stone, Taney, Webster, and Wright.