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Carpoolers Earning More Cash In Contra Costa County
Using the Scoop app, drivers earn money for picking up people who need a ride.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - Drivers who travel to or from Contra Costa County with the Scoop carpooling app started receiving more money for their efforts Monday, according to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.
Drivers will get two more dollars per trip in a pilot program that is part of an expanded partnership between the transportation authority and Scoop.
Scoop debuted at the Concord and Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre BART stations earlier this month.
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The program started in the Bay Area as a pilot in January at the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station and is now also operating in San Bruno and Millbrae.
CCTA officials said Scoop passengers in Contra Costa County already receive a discount of $2 per trip. Scoop carpoolers can get a free guaranteed parking spot at the Concord and Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre
BART stations.
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Scoop connects people traveling in the same direction to and from work, according to the CCTA.
The app can be found at www.takescoop.com. Commuters enter their home and work addresses and the details of their commute on a trip-by-trip basis.
The deadline for a morning ride is 9 p.m. the night before and 3:30 p.m. the same day for the evening commute. All payments, directions and contact details are handled inside the app.
Since the Scoop program officially launched, carpoolers have kept 96,900 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the environment and reduced the number of miles traveled by 107,000, CCTA officials said.
A half-million car seats remain empty every day in the Bay Area, increasing pollution, slowing travel time and placing a burden on the regional transportation network.
Money for the pilot program is being provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the CCTA's Measure J sales tax.
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock
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