About Us

Your one-stop center for Pierce County transportation options

WHO WE ARE

Our mission at Ride Together Pierce is to champion the use of alternative transportation options amongst residents, businesses, commuters and day trippers alike in Pierce County. 

Through a host of support services and programs that help businesses implement commuter programs and make alternative transportation options easy for riders to access, we strive to assist the community with their traveling needs. As a result, we help Pierce County lower carbon emissions, reduce traffic congestion and benefit from the many types of transportation services available.

Bus Riding Benefits - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS

WHAT WE DO

We help people and businesses in and around Pierce County learn about the transportation options they have available to them and equip them with the tools and resources to make sustainable traveling choices.

For Employers

Several employer services and programs are in place to help employers develop and implement their commute options programs. Our employer services and programs:

  • Program development and analysis assistance*
  • Employee Transportation Coordinator training*
  • Employer network opportunities
  • ORCA product assistance
  • Survey assistance*
  • Staffing at worksite transportation fairs*
  • Vanpool formation assistance
  • Marketing materials such as posters and brochures*
  • Online library of materials*
  • ZIP Code maps*
  • RideshareOnline.com online ridematching
  • Countywide and statewide campaigns, see eligibility criteria for each campaign
  • HOV parking signs and hang tags*
  • Commuter Information Centers*
  • Emergency Ride Home*
  • Quarterly and Annual Employer recognition*

*This service or program is only available to CTR-affected employers or partnering employers.

For Residents

Several commuter and traveler services and programs are in place to help commuters and travelers learn about and use travel options such as walking, bicycling, riding the bus or train, car or vanpooling, working from home (telework) and working a compressed work week schedule.

*See eligibility criteria for each challenge.