Cascadia Community College, UW-Bothell, Zimride launch social network for ridesharing

Published 1:33 pm Friday, October 29, 2010

Cascadia Community College and the University of Washington, Bothell have partnered with Zimride to launch a social network for ridesharing. The Zimride platform uses Facebook integration to create a fun way to find friends to share commutes or one-time rides. This private network empowers individuals to join together and reduce campus traffic, parking difficulties and provide substantial cost-savings for the community.

“This is a great opportunity for both Bothell campuses, that will have a positive impact on the entire community,” said Cascadia Community College President Dr. Eric Murray. “Zimride’s innovative rideshare solution is appealing to our students, faculty and staff, which will enable us to reduce campus congestion and provide options for one-time trips out of town.”

Zimride has developed a custom rideshare solution to serve the Bothell campus population. Through Zimride’s Web-based interface, faculty, staff and students can find others with similar commuting patterns or one-time rides. As a social network platform with optional Facebook integration, Zimride helps establish trust among users. Just like with Facebook, Zimriders can view profiles for common networks, interests and friends before deciding to share a ride.

All Cascadia and UW-Bothell students, faculty and staff can now access the free system. The private system requires a UW NetID to gain access.