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On April 8, western New York will be in the path of totality of a solar eclipse. If you are traveling to see the eclipse, this page provides information and resources to help you go car-free or car-lite and skip the traffic, including transit trip planning, long-distance transit and travel information, and single-trip carpool matching.
Visit the Reopening Resources page for up-to-date transit and transportation information for essential workers, and telework information for new and experienced teleworkers.
Need to travel through the Bronx during the ongoing construction? The 511NY Rideshare Team is here to help. Plan an alternate commute and keep up with upcoming projects our Bronx Construction Page.
Know before you go. Check out our weather page to prepare before a storm occurs, and stay informed during a weather event.

511NY Rideshare in the News

Smart Travel Badge Drive

Thy Vo
Published Date1 Year Ago

On November 9, the 511NY Rideshare team launched our first-ever Smart Travel Badge Drive with the goal of turning 511NY Rideshare member actions into donations to local community organizations.   We encouraged our members to participate by earning Community Mobilization badges on their profiles for taking actions like completing their profile, becoming a Clean Air NY...

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Celebrating Clean Air NY Champions

Thy Vo
Published Date1 Year Ago

Representatives from Clean Air NY and 511NY Rideshare were proud to present the City of New Rochelle and Circuit with Clean Air NY Champion awards on Friday, October 2 outside the New Rochelle City Hall.  Circuit and the City of New Rochelle continue to lead the way on sustainable transportation and air quality efforts. Since they implemented CircuitNR, a complimentary on-demand...

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Car Free Day 2020

Thy Vo
Published Date1 Year Ago

Car Free Day is one of the 511NY Rideshare team’s favorite annual events. It looked a little different this year—our community kept each other safe with masks and social distancing—but 1,678 sustainably minded individuals across New York State still took the Car Free Day pledge and then participated on September 25 by working from home, taking transit, carpooling, biking, walking, or driving...

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Heroes Moving Heroes

Thy Vo
Published Date1 Year Ago

When our 511NY Rideshare team member, Modou, heard that travel nurses were struggling to get from their hotels to work at Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, he sprang into action. He immediately reached out to our local partners at Circuit, a free on-demand electric shuttle service operating in New Rochelle, to find a way to get these heath care heroes to work safely and reliably. Circuit was...

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