Can’t afford a bus pass but need transportation?
The Human Services Coalition 2-1-1 program and GO ITHACA may be able to help.
Phone– 2-1-1 or toll free 877-211-8667 (if outside Tompkins County)
Email- [email protected] – all 211 staff checks this email all day long
Hours of operation – locally staffed M-F 8:30am-8pm
See GO ITHACA’s contact information below.
GoIthaca
GO ITHACA is a membership-based program that provides sustainable and affordable transportation solutions to improve your commute and complete errands while supporting a healthy lifestyle, reducing vehicle pollution, and decreasing traffic congestion in our community.
Membership Benefits
New members of GO Ithaca can get a range of *benefits to make their commuter cheaper, greener and more enjoyable such as:
- $50 credit for Ithaca Carshare
- $50 coupon for walking and biking gear
- Free 30-ride TCAT pass, then 50 percent off monthly top ups
- Free access to the 511NY carpooling network
- Discounts on day and monthly parking passes
*Conditions may apply to all of the above
Executive Director: Jane Bowman Brady
Website: Goithaca.org
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (607 391-1389
Sustainable Finger Lakes
Alongside other sustainability-minded enterprises in upstate NY, Sustainable Finger Lakes strives to assure a future landscape in which all of us can thrive, despite how the world is changing. To help achieve this goal, the organiazation created the Sustainable Finger Lakes website, which weaves together the sustainability and democracy movement in the Finger Lakes Region – and a regional Sustainability Map, featuring over 800 entities.
Ithaca Carshare
A membership service offering 24/7 self-serve access to fuel efficient cars and a truck located in Ithaca, NY.
Ithaca Carshare is part of Center for Community Transportation, a local nonprofit. We envision a community where travel by shared and active transportation is healthy, safe, affordable, and convenient for all. Together our programs help you get around without having to rely on a personally-owned vehicle.
Executive Director: Laura Vineyard
Phone: (607)-277-3210
Website: ithacacarshare.org
Email: [email protected]
ITCTC
The Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Tompkins County. The ITCTC is charged with facilitating county-wide transportation planning.
Contact: Fernando de Aragón
Executive Director
121 E. Court St.,
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone at (607) 274-5570
Website: https://www2.tompkinscountyny.gov/itctc
Email: [email protected]
State & Federal
NYPTA (New York Public Transit Association): www.nytransit.org
APTA (American Public Transportation Association): www.apta.com
Federal Transit Administration: www.fta.dot.gov
New York Department of Transportation: https://www.dot.ny.gov/regional-offices
