CommuteSmart


CommuteSmart is a program of the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, Alabama, which works with employers and commuters to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality in Jefferson and Shelby Counties.

Description

Federally funded and started in 1999, CommuteSmart uses an online ridematching database to help residents and workers in greater Birmingham get to work through carpooling, vanpooling, bicycling, walking, taking transit or teleworking.
According to the American Lung Association State of the Air: 2009 report, Birmingham ranks as the fifth most-polluted city for particle pollution and in the top 25 most-polluted cities for ozone

Programs

The report recommends that individuals drive less as a way to improve air quality in their area, as automobile emissions contribute to air pollution
CommuteSmart offers the following programs and services to commuters and employers.
GetGreen
Commuter Club
Emergency Ride Home
Vanpooling