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Mansfield Ride Share Page |
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Carpooling and ride sharing to work or for local trips helps cut our gasoline and vehicle costs, reduces congestion on the roads, helps reduce air pollution and provides an opportunity to get to know other town residents.
According to the 2001 estimates in Your Driving Costs published by the American Automobile Association, the total cost of owning, maintaining and operating a vehicle was 51 cents per mile. Cars cost drivers over $1 trillion per year. If everyone who drives alone to work was to carpool once a week the cost would reduce by 25%! Carpooling is a simple way for us to take part in the climate change challenge.
To sign up for the Mansfield Ride Share Board, just click here to get to the form, fill it out and then check periodically for new listings.
Rideshare Message Board
The following is a list of rides wanted, available or to be shared that Mansfield residents have submitted. They are included here for information only. The Town makes no guarantee of any postings authenticity or safety. Any person using this referral does so at his/her own risk.
To post a ride on this list, click here for the submittal form. Rides are removed after a maximum of 45 days, though they may be re-posted by request.
Questions or problems may be referred to the Public Works Department's Secretary at PublicWorks@MansfieldCT.org or by calling 860.429.3331.
| Start Date | From | To | Leaving | Arriving | Share the Drive? | Drive Only? | Ride Only? | Contact |
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| 3/17/05 | 76 Warrenville Rd (Rte 89) |
79 Elm St (Bushnell Pk) |
7-7:15 am Mon-Th | 8:00 am Mon-Th | X | Liz Kenton | ||
| 4/12/05 | 714 Storrs Road, Storrs | Scotland Town Hall, Scotland | 8:15 am Mon, Tues, Thurs | 8:30 am Mon, Tues, Thurs | X | Ben Gardner |
In addition to sharing rides, the following mass-transit options are available:
- Windham Region Transit District provides information and schedules for the Storrs/Willi , Willimantic City Bus, Rt. 32 as well as Dial-A-Ride and ADA transportation.
- University of Connecticut Department of Parking and Transportation Services provides shuttle bus routes
- Bonanza Bus line has service from Hartford to Storrs and Willimantic.
- The Connecticut Department of Transportation sponsors www.ctrides.com. This website allows individuals to find information on public transportation such as, CTTransit bus routes, Easy StreetR vanpool routes, carpools, rail, etc.
- At Fueleconomy.gov, sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a section called “Find and Compare Cars” gives the miles per gallon (MPG) for city and highway use, annual fuel cost, greenhouse gas emissions and the EPA air pollution score the make and model of the vehicles.