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RideBuzz.org 
Pioneering an Innovative Ridesharing Program 
in the Pioneer Valley -- and Beyond!
 
RIDESHARING

• Find a Ride 
• Share a Ride 
• Save $$ on Fuel Costs 
• Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A Community-driven Collaborative

What's all the buzz about?

Carpooling and Ridesharing is a proven way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming.  By simply consolidating passengers into fewer vehicles, we can save on fuel costs and drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions without serious changes or investments to our transportation infrastructure.

Please read our Mission Statement here. 
Our objectives are shown on this page.
Get Involved! 
All contributions of skill and funding are welcomed.
Who We Are: 
The people and organizations behind RideBuzz
 
Contact 
For more information, please 
contact us here!
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS :

Events
May 2, 2009 - Ridebuzz Music Festival, Amherst, MA (click for details)

Festival Pictures

 

June 14, 2008 - Riverfest, Shelburn Falls (click for details)

   * RideBuzz will be tabling and speaking between musical sets of the group "Iliterati"

June 20 -21, 2008 Umass Amherst
Co-op Power Sustainable Energy Summit

    * Tabling

    * RideBuzz Workshop Saturday the 21st 1:30 pm


Volunteers

Anyone who would like to join us to support the development and use of a comprehensive, safe, and easy-to-use automated ridesharing system is encouraged to contact us!  Newcomers are welcome!  We need your input, ideas, and help!

RideBuzz members and supporters will be holding regular monthly meetings on thefirst Tuesday of each month.  We will alternate between locations (Amherst and Northampton) each month at the outset.  Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, downtown Amherst, MA (map).  We are also scheduling a number of subcommittee meetings for particular focus groups.

 Please read about our project plans here.

Our initial presentation & outreach meeting on April 3 and follow-up organizational meeting on April 14 were a huge success!!  We had around 80 attending the first event and 26 enthusiastic participants at the latter.  A big "thank you" to all the many wonderful people and organizations who helped to make it possible!
RideBuzz Ridesharing 
System On-Line!

NEWS!  We now have a way for participants to share rides.  RideBuzz is pleased to announce its first pilot ridesharing feature.  Please click on this link to get started: www.ridebuzz.org.

RideBuzz thanks all of our 
April 3rd Event Co-Sponsors:

The Hitchcock Center for the Environment 
(www.hitchcockcenter.org)

Center for Ecological Technology 
(CET - www.cetonline.org)

Co-op Power 
(www.cooppower.coop)

Pioneer Valley Local First 
(PVBALLE - www.pvballe.org)

Franklin County Community Development Corporation 
(FCCDC - www.fccdc.org)

Town of Amherst 
Energy Conservation Task Force 
(link)

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission 
(PVPC - www.pvpc.org)

Western Mass Permaculture Guild 

River Valley Market Co-op 
(www.rivervalleymarket.coop)

Amherst Public Transportation Committee 
(link)

  RunAbout Cycles, Inc. 
(www.electric-cycle.com)

  Northampton Transportation and Parking Commission 
(www.northamptonma.gov/tpc/)

Highland Valley Elder Services 
(www.highlandvalley.org)

Flayvors of Cook Farm 
(http://www.cookfarm.com/Flayvors.htm)

New Leaf of Hampshire College 
(link)

Pioneer Valley Relocalization Project 
(Mass. Coalition for Healthy Communities) 
(link)

Collective Copies 
(www.collectivecopies.com)

MassBike/Pioneer Valley 
(www.massbike.org/mbpv)