Carpooling Apps Improve Ride Sharing
Scoop and Waze Carpool apps are now available in Redmond to help your employees get to work with flexible, fast carpooling services.
These new services from Waze Carpool and Scoop are a great option for commuters because they have room for flexibility within people's schedules and are optimized to give users a faster commute.
As an employer, Go Redmond can help you support your employee's adoption of these new techologies.
We're happy to walk you through your options, provide grant funding for the launch, and put you in contact with the right people at either (or both!) of these companies.
Request Funding for Scoop Here Request Funding for Waze Carpooling Here
How Carpooling Apps Work
- Users request or offer a ride
- Able to set different times for different days - as frequently or infrequently as you need
- Offer to drive or ride depending on your schedule
- Meet your carpool at the designated time and location
- Carpoolers are a community of colleagues and neighbors
- You'll ride together to your destination
- Can choose your home, central meeting place, or other locations (like the gym, school, or daycare) for potential pick up and drop off places
- Pay (or receive payment) through the app
- Estimate of the cost is available before booking the ride
- Amount is not enough to become a source of income for the driver
- Rate the driver or rider
Comparing the Apps for Employee Transportation Coordinators
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Waze Carpool |
Scoop |
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Scheduling Trips |
Can schedule up to a week out |
Morning Commute: 9pm night before Afternoon Commute: 3 pm day of |
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Choose Carpool Partner |
Yes: can choose between matches, or restrict to co-workers or people of the same gender. |
Partner chosen for you based on route. |
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Safety Features |
Rate the driver and rider. Verified workplace. Social Profile links of driver and rider.
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Photo of driver or rider Rate the driver and rider Driver verification with DOL
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Cost for Rider |
Variable: see an estimate before you leave. Up to $0.54/mile |
Variable: see an estimate before you leave. Estimate of $0.54/mile |
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Driver Earnings |
Variable: see an estimate before you leave. But can expect to be paid up to $0.54/mile. The amount will cover part of the cost of driving, without becoming a source of taxable income. |
Variable: see an estimate before you leave but the amount will cover part of the cost of driving, without becoming a source of taxable income. |
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Guaranteed Ride Home |
Not through the app, but Emergency Ride Home available through King County Metro “Just One Trip” program |
Yes, in the app for people who are not matched with someone for a return trip. Emergency Ride Home available through King County Metro “Just One Trip” program |
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3+ person carpools |
Not at this time |
Yes |
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Employer Resources |
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Size of Network |
Available on request from Waze |
3 million trips logged |
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What Employer Pays |
Nothing, program is free for employers. |
$4.75/employee trip + Launch Marketing fees |
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Supported phones |
iPhone, Android |
iPhone, Android |
Go Redmond Grants
Go Redmond wants to help your company implement these carpooling services at your worksite. We can help you fund the launch of one of the services listed (and can help you evaluate which may be a better fit for your company based on your need).
Waze Carpool Grant
- Waze is free for employers to use, including launch marketing
- Go Redmond grant will cover up to $5,000 in free and discounted rides or incentives for drivers to encourage adoption of the program
Request Funding for Waze Carpooling Here
Scoop Grant
- The Go Redmond grant will cover up to $5,000 towards the launch marketing costs and initial rides taken by employees
- Scoop provides Employers with reports on ridership and adoption, and launch outreach tailored to your site
Request Funding for Scoop Here
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