| Rideshare at Tufts |
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GoLoco is a Facebook application that organizes online ride-sharing to help people quickly arrange to share rides.
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MassRIDES is the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation’s statewide travel options program, providing free assistance to our employees and students who want to save money, save time, and improve their commute. MassRIDES can help you establish a vanpool or carpool arrangement or help you find the best transit route to campus. Employees who use an alternate transportation mode for their commute, such as carpooling, vanpooling or transit at least two or more times per week, can get an emergency ride home up to four times per year, in the event of a personal a family emergency, or if required to work unscheduled overtime. For more information go to www.commute.com or call 1.888.4COMMUTE.
| Carshare around Medford, Somerville and Boston with Zipcar | ||
| Tufts students, faculty and staff who are 21 years of age or older can join Zipcar for only $25 per year (50% off the usual annual rate!). Students, faculty and staff pay no application fee, no monthly minimum, and no membership deposit. You can reserve via phone or internet. Hourly charges of $7.00 -$11.00 cover all insurance, maintenance, and gas costs. Zipcar is the world's largest car sharing and car club provider. Share Zipcars in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington DC. There are currently 4 Zipcars - all hybrids - available at Tufts, and 77 total in the Medford/Somerville area. Each Zipcar replaces over 20 privately owned vehicles | . |  1. Blakeley Hall 2. Jackson Gym 3. Miller Hall 4. West Hall |
Air Travel and the Environment
For consumers who are concerned about the extent of their environmental impact, but who cannot avoid flying completely, may wish to neutralize their travel emissions by purchasing carbon offsets.
The OOS also has a separate page specifically about Air Travel.