The Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority (CIRTA) board of directors has hired Bill Kirchoff as interim director of CIRTA. Kirchoff has served on the CIRTA board since it was created by state statute in 2004. He has served on the Plainfield Town Council since 2000, after retiring from Cinergy/PSI after 33 years of service. Kirchoff … read more
Six years after he became the first executive director of the Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority (CIRTA), Ehren T. Bingaman is leaving for the private sector. Bingaman will join HNTB as director of planning for HNTB Indiana. For more information, download this document.
Who can’t use a $500 gift card? Anyone who uses an alternative form of transportation – any way other than driving alone in a car – to get to work at least once in the month of May can enter to win the Commuter Challenge. For more information, download this document.
Six weeks after attending an informational meeting in Bloomington, David Hughes is ready to drive to work in downtown Indy in a Commuter Connect-provided van and carry ten passengers in addition to himself. His employer, Eli Lilly and Company, is even providing a preferential parking spot near his building entrance for the van. For more … read more
When: Tuesday, Dec. 18th at 7:00 PM Where: Monroe County Public Library, Meeting Room 1C, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington Bloomington to Indy Commuters, do you want to learn how you can save money on your commute? A way that helps the enviroment and your pocketbook, all at the same time. Join us at our … read more
Area residents are big winners: Greenhouse gas impact reduced by 76 tons INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 13, 2012) – For choosing not to drive to work alone, Kristi Carlson, who lives in Bloomington and carpools with three other downtown workers to and from her job at IUPUI, will have $500 for holiday shopping, thanks to the inaugural … read more
Residents interested in sharing their commute to Indianapolis and other area employment centers are invited to a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19 at City Hall. For more information, download this document.
Central Indiana commuters and employers are getting more resources to help them find carpools, vanpools and other alternative transportation options. As it rolls out more services, the program known as Central Indiana Commuter Services is getting a new name, Commuter Connect. For more information, download this document.
To help meet the demand for workers at the Flagship Industrial Park, the City of Anderson Transportation System (CATS) is adding a 60-day trial route from its downtown terminal to the Flagship Center beginning July 9. In a recent survey about the need and potential use of additional transit to its operations, three of the … read more
Twenty-eight more commuters will get to and from work in vanpools starting June 4. One new vanpool meets at the Sam’s Club in Greenwood, where the 15 participants board the van and travel to Columbus, where they work for Cummins. The other new vanpool meets at the Wal-Mart in Westfield, where 13 participants board the … read more