When you share the ride with a friend, you'll have more time to converse, study, or even get some extra sleep. In addition, you'll be saving money, parking closer to campus than anyone else, and doing something good for the environment. See more details below.
eCommuter
UMass Lowell has partnered with Middlesex 3 Transportation Management Association (TMA), an affiliated organization to the Middlesex 3 Coalition. The TMA area includes: Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Chelmsford, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, and Westford Massachusetts.
Students, Faculty and Staff at UMass Lowell can register to become a member to utilize commuter services offered through Middlesex 3 TMA eCommuter.
The eCommuter program offers features that encourage members of the University within the Greater Boston area to pursue more sustainable transportation methods to and from work and school.
How to join eCommuter
To become an eCommuter and to gain access to unique tools to upgrade your commute, members of UMass Lowell can visit the eCommuter website to fill out the registration forms. While filling out the form, in the "Member Name or Address" field, type in your workplace (UMass Lowell) and select from the results list. Once you submit the form, check your email inbox for a link to set up your password and begin exploring green commuting options.
eCommuter Tools
- Ridematching helps members find carpool, vanpool, bike and/or transit partners. Joining eCommuter provides members with an easy way to match to and find other commuters who live and work nearby that also want to share a ride to work. Members can also look for available vanpool groups, bike buddies, and transit options. Members will immediately see if they match with other potential carpool or vanpool partners. The ridematching tool is flexible and helps design a commute that best meets your needs while keeping your personal information confidential.
- Commute Calendar is where members can record their daily commutes and learn about their travel habits while tracking specific savings on metrics like vehicle emissions, calories burned and fuel costs.
- Commute Savings Calculator helps members determine the cost of driving to work alone to compare how much you can save when you share your ride to work. Members calculate the costs of different transportation modes based on their personal commute details and the calculator shows how sharing a ride to work can lead to cost savings.
- Emergency Ride Home (ERH) is a member-provided program that guarantees transportation to any qualified destination at no cost to the commuter. Administered and managed through eCommuter registration, the ERH program gives commuters the peace of mind when making the switch from driving alone. ERH is available to registered member commuters that travel to work at least two days per week in any shared ride or sustainable mode (including carpools, vanpools, public transit, shuttles, biking or walking). This program guarantees green commuters emergency transportation home (or to any other qualified destination) via Lyft™, taxi or rental car at no cost to the commuter. In order to utilize the Emergency Ride Home service, eCommuter members must register by visiting the Emergency ride home section of the eCommuter website and filling out the ERH registration form.