Florida Department of Transportation

Rural Vanpool Program sponsored locally by:

1-888-454-RIDE
Vanpooling is a great cost-saving
option for long-distance work
commuters. Vanpooling allows a
group of commuters to share the cost
of their daily commute and reduce
wear and tear on their personal
vehicles.

Commuter Services of North Florida,

in cooperation with the Florida
Department of Transportation and
VPSI, is pleased to offer a new
discounted vanpool program for Big
Bend residents.
Program Area

As with traditional vanpooling

programs, VPSI provides a vehicle, Jackson
monthly maintenance, insurance, and
access to a back-up vehicle.
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commuting groups as small as 5
people but can accommodate groups
as large as 12. Commuter Services’
staff can assist you in locating
potential vanpool riders through our
ridematching system, and we can
provide additional support in The Rural Vanpool Subsidy Program is designed to increase
establishing a park and ride facility for commute options for residents of Florida’s rural counties. If
your group to meet. you live or commute to one of the counties in green, you
qualify for this discounted vanpool proram which provides a
For more information, please contact 60% operational subsidy for vanpool leasing and operations.
us at 1-888-454-RIDE (7433) or
e-mail Patricia Maurer, Commuter
Programs Manager, at
pmaurer@cob.fsu.edu. See the reverse side of this sheet for estimated
vanpooling costs for select origins and destinations
Florida Rural Vanpool Program
Tallahassee Commute Estimates (based on 7 passenger mini-van)
prepared by Commuter Services of North Florida

Origin Crawfordville Quincy Havana Monticello Marianna

Destination Tallahassee Tallahassee Tallahassee Tallahassee Tallahassee
Daily RT Miles 40 46 32 60 132
Monthly RT Miles1 840 966 672 1260 2772
2
Leasable Miles 1000 1250 750 1500 3000
3
Monthly Lease Cost $ 945.00 $ 965.00 $ 945.00 $ 995.00 $ 1,295.00

Currentl Fuel $ (gal) $ 2.65 $ 2.65 $ 2.65 $ 2.65 $ 3.00

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Fuel Costs per Mile $ 0.133 $ 0.133 $ 0.133 $ 0.133 $ 0.150
Monthly Fuel Costs (est.) $ 132.50 $ 165.63 $ 99.38 $ 198.75 $ 450.00

Monthly Cost Subtotal (Lease + Fuel) $ 1,077.50 $ 1,130.63 $ 1,044.38 $ 1,193.75 $ 1,745.00

Subtotal w/ 60% Subsidy Applied $ 431.00 $ 452.25 $ 417.75 $ 477.50 $ 698.00

+ Taxes5 $ 66.15 $ 67.55 $ 66.15 $ 69.65 $ 90.65
TOTAL Group Cost $ 497.15 $ 519.80 $ 483.90 $ 547.15 $ 788.65

COST PER RIDER

7 Riders $ 71.02 $ 74.26 $ 69.13 $ 78.16 $ 112.66
6 Riders $ 82.86 $ 86.63 $ 80.65 $ 91.19 $ 131.44
5 Riders $ 99.43 $ 103.96 $ 96.78 $ 109.43 $ 157.73
4 Riders $ 124.29 $ 129.95 $ 120.98 $ 136.79 $ 197.16

1 Based on an average of 21 work days per month.

2 Mileage has been increased to account for incidental mileage.
3 Lease cost includes insurance, maintenance, access to back-up vehicle, & DMV checks.
4 Based on an estimated 20 mpg for a Toyota Sienna 7 Passenger Mini-Van
5 Taxes are applied to the pre-subsidy cost excluding fuel.