In efforts to further reduce the community’s carbon footprint, the University implemented online ride sharing platform “Commute Green” for daily commuters, according to an email to faculty, staff and students yesterday from Manager of Sustainability Programs Mary Fischer.

The new online portal provides the opportunity to offer and request carpooling agreements for either ongoing daily commuting or one-time rides. According to Sustainable Brandeis, the website for sustainability on campus, the portal gives members an avenue to find other frequent commuters in the area and is a “commitment free way to let others know you are open to the idea of sharing a ride occasionally.”

Additional website features include trip logging, route planning for University transit — including shuttles, biking and walking — and a point-based incentive program with future opportunities to earn prizes. Requiring a University email for registration, the program is a closed network only for members of the University community, separating the faculty and staff network from students.

Six carpool parking spaces are newly designated across campus. However, these are only open to commuter applicants who already possess valid vehicle parking permits for respective lots. Resident students are not eligible for the carpool parking incentives or passes.

Particularly for bike riders, the service also provides bikepooling opportunities and features maps for on-campus bike racks and local public bike pumps and repair stations.

The program was brought to the University by Sustainable Brandeis, in partnership with the Department of Public Safety, and was influenced by successful implementation at other universities in the the Boston area, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard College.

—Michelle Dang