North Texans who commute on Interstate 30 between Dallas and Fort Worth can become I-30 Insiders and earn rewards for trying alternative commutes. Registration is easy at www.i30insider.com. Rewards can be earned starting Oct. 1 through April 28, 2017, while supplies last.
The purpose of I-30 Insider, a pilot program funded through the federal Value Pricing Pilot Program, is to encourage alternative commuting modes like carpooling, telecommuting or compressed work week along a test corridor through the use of incentives. By choosing an alternative commute, drivers can help improve air quality and traffic congestion by reducing the number of single occupant vehicles on the roads during rush hour.
After registering with Try Parking It, the Dallas-Fort Worth region’s commuter ride-match and trip-logging website, users should join the I-30 Insider Challenge. Commuters will earn points for logging alternative commutes along I-30 during morning and evening peak periods and points will accumulate to be exchanged for gift cards to restaurants, retail stores, online retailers and more.
By becoming an I-30 Insider, commuters will also receive full benefits of www.TryParkingIt.com, such as carpool matching, finding mentors to help navigate the transit system or safely walk or bicycle to work, and tracking the resulting benefits of using alternatives to driving alone. Users also earn separate prizes and merchandise discounts through Try Parking It donated by G.R.E.E.N. Partners.
Commuters who carpool or vanpool and use the recently-opened TEXpress Lanes on I-30 can also receive rush-hour discounts on tolls. Drivers will need to get a TollTag through the North Texas Tollway Authority and download the Drive On TEXpress app available in the App Store or Google Play. Visit www.DriveOnTEXpress.com for more information about the rush-hour discounts.
North Texas commuters who don’t use I-30 or can’t switch to an alternative commute are eligible to be entered into a drawing for a $250 Amazon gift card when they register for Try Parking It and take a survey on the I-30 Insider website.
