Hinesburg Rides is a volunteer group operating under the Hinesburg Community Resource Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.  Hinesburg Rides operates with money from the town, state/federal grants, SCHIP grants, and donations.

Hinesburg Rides is all about community-based transportation — neighbors helping and working with neighbors. It is a program designed to address the wide range of transportation needs of all Hinesburg residents, employees, and employers.

It is a proven fact that transportation is an issue in Hinesburg. A small group of volunteers has been working with various transportation providers and organizations toward a solution to this problem.

Hinesburg Rides Connections

• Town of Hinesburg
• On-The-Go Transportation
• Local churches
• Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO)
• Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA)
• Special Service Transportation Agency (SSTA)
• Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans)
• Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR)
• And various other organizations

Hinesburg Rides includes three components:

1. The Volunteer Driver Program

This program is intended to meet the needs of all Hinesburg residents by providing rides to doctors’ appointments, therapy, grocery store, post office, bank, and other approved needs. To date, a small group of Hinesburg residents have agreed to use their own cars to provide needed transportation. If you would like to become a volunteer driver, or if you need a ride, or know of someone who does, call to arrange for transportation.

Call or email: Karla Munson at 482-2778
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or
SSTA at 878-1527

2. Rideshare Program

Nearly half of the carbon emissions from the state of Vermont come from the transportation sector, and the majority of that comes out of the tailpipes of cars carrying one person at a time. Many of us are concerned about the impacts of our driving on traffic congestion, air quality, and climate change. Our household budgets have been squeezed by increased gas prices. What can we do? Join the Hinesburg Rides rideshare program.

Call or email: Ed Sengle at 482-3917
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3. Local Employer Transportation Program

We will be working with local employers to coordinate various low-cost initiatives for providing better commuting options, i.e., vans, carpooling, bus, etc. These initiatives will help protect our environment, reduce cost of travel, and enable employers to employ and retain employees. Hopefully, this program will help pave the way for public transportation by CCTA.

Call or email: Karla Munson at 482-2778
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To date, funding for Hinesburg Rides has come from the Town of Hinesburg, charitable contributions, a “United We Ride” grant, a CCMPO Transportation Action grant, and a SCHIP grant. We will continue to apply for grants when available.

Please consider what you can do to help support Hinesburg Rides. All donations are tax deductible and checks should be made out to the Hinesburg Community Resource Center, with Hinesburg Rides noted in the memo section. Send donations to Hinesburg Rides, c/o HCRC, PO Box 444, Hinesburg, VT 05461.