Join a Vanpool…we’ll pay you to try it!
We’d like to help you give vanpooling a try. As an incentive to get you started, when you join a vanpool we’ll provide half of the costs for the first three months.*
Earn an Extra $1,000!
In addition, drivers who start new vanpools and keep them on the road for at least one year will receive a $1,000 cash bonus.
Imagine This:
Your own personal driver picks you up every morning. You settle into a roomy, comfortable seat. You have an extra hour or so to read, snooze, visit or catch up on paperwork. While all around you, thousands fight the traffic that has frustrated you for years. Quite a way to start the day! There are over 100 vanpools traveling to and from Contra Costa County every day. One of these could be for you!
* To qualify, the vanpool must have a Contra Costa County origin or destination, and you cannot have been a member of a vanpool in the last six months. You may only participate in this program one time.
- How do I participate?
- Join a Vanpool: The Regional Rideshare Agency is an excellent starting point if you’re looking for a vanpool. The Regional Rideshare Agency is a non-profit rideshare organization with a database of carpools and vanpools on the road. If you are looking for available vanpools to join, or start you own, visit the 511 Ridematch Tool provided by the Regional Rideshare agency. Or call 511 (just like 411 on your phone).
- Register for the 511 Contra Costa Vanpool Incentive Program: Once you’re in a vanpool, complete the 511 Contra Costa Vanpool Incentive Program Application within three months of joining the vanpool. After you are registered, you’ll receive three reimbursement coupons. After you’ve completed three consecutive months, you and your vanpool driver sign the coupons and send them to the 511 Contra Costa’s San Ramon office for reimbursement.
- If you’re driving a “new” vanpool and would like to qualify for the $1,000 cash bonus, contact 511 Contra Costa’s San Ramon office at (925) 973-2650 to receive your Driver Bonus Application. This must be submitted within three months of starting your vanpool.
Request a 511 Contra Costa Vanpool Incentive application
Download & print a PDF version of the 511 Contra Costa Vanpool Incentive application*
* PDF format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
