As part of its suite of GreenRide mobility management solutions, Ecology and Environment, Inc., has announced the global launch of GreenRide Connect, a Web-based platform that facilitates more sustainable transportation matches for commuters.

Implemented at the multinational, national, municipal or organizational level, GreenRide Connect reduces single-passenger vehicle use through an easy-to-use online interface that identifies personally relevant options for carpools, vanpools, bicycling, park-and-ride facilities and public transit.

“Nearly 3 trillion miles are traveled on U.S. roads annually, which is triple the amount of miles traveled just four decades ago,” said Tony Gale, PMP, E & E program director for GreenRide. “Making more efficient use of existing transportation infrastructure and saving billions of dollars otherwise allocated to road construction and parking costs, while reclaiming time spent in traffic and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, is the key aim of the GreenRide suite of solutions.”

Currently implemented in 22 states across the United States, as well as in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, GreenRide Connect is available to more than 39 million users through more than 60 client installations and the involvement of hundreds of organizations that are realizing direct and significant savings. For example, in the city of Redmond, Wash., with a daytime population of 100,000, the GreenRide Connect based R-TRIP (www. gortrip.com) program has eliminated 1.5 million vehicle trips, saved more than 2 million gallons of fuel and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 22,000 tons. If these same results were scaled to the entire United States, this would reduce 2.4 billion commuter trips each year with multibillion-dollar savings, according to the company.

GreenRide Connect integrates content management and a variety of social networking options to foster a more simplified user experience. Individuals and organizations can follow the tracking of their environmental, energy and economic savings and more easily manage and participate in commute challenge and incentive programs.

GreenRide Connect can be implemented as either a stand-alone rideshare program or as part of a fully integrated transportation demand management solution.

For additional information, visit www.greenride.com, e-mail greenride@ene.com or call 1-877-GR-RIDE-1 (1-877-477-4331).