Advocates of using different modes of getting to work other than driving alone and a few elected officials were at the BARTA Transportation Center on Tuesday morning to talk up programs they offer commuters.
Representatives of Commuter Services of Pennsylvania, a grant-funded partnership of nine counties including Berks, were at the downtown Reading station between 5 and 9 a.m. taking applications from bus passengers to enroll in the group’s database of commuters.
“They benefit from things like emergency ride home (one of the programs for people who enroll),” said Matthew G. Boyer, group executive director. “The people in our database benefit because there’s additional people they can get matched up with someone for a carpool or van pool.” Read More →