Carpooling

Why drive alone when you can share the ride with friends and neighbors?

Start or join a carpool
Carpooling options FAQs Top 10 reasons to carpool

Carpool-matching service

Many people near you are also headed to UofL, so consider the advantages of carpooling. You'll save money, reduce pollution, ease traffic congestion, build community and reduce parking problems for everyone! Discover all of your options with our free Cardinal Directions trip-planning and carpool-matching service. 

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UofL’s Climate Action Plan about

The University of Louisville carpooling program strongly supports efforts to reduce traffic congestion and curb pollution in the Louisville area as part of UofL’s Climate Action Plan. Carpool members are provided incentives to share the commute with fellow co-workers or students. Members share rides to reduce the costs and burden for everyone.

Start or join a carpool – it's as easy as 1-2-3!

Whether you want to carpool for your daily commute, a few times a week or just for a one-time trip, Cardinal Directions is the easiest way to connect. You can also use Cardinal Directions to coordinate carpools to events such as conferences, concerts, parties, sporting events, etc. 

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Set up your free profile

Quickly set-up a profile for free by Registering here. Then you can post your ride offers or needs and Cardinal Directions will help connect you.

Register with Cardinal Directions about

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Log your trips

Log Your Trips on the Cardinal Directions Dashboard to be eligible for incentive programs throughout the year and to keep track of your miles, money saved, calories burned and carbon dioxide emissions avoided!

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Get a special carpool parking permit

UofL Parking offers special carpool parking permits (applicable to any color permit at no extra cost). Not only can the permit cost be easily split by the members of the carpool (via payroll deduction for employees), but since we know there may be occasions when members of the carpool will have to drive in separately, UofL's carpool permits come with eight daily parking passes per semester for all members of the carpool.

Contact carpool@louisville.edu to get a special permit about

Carpooling options beyond the UofL community

Employees who wish to expand their carpooling options beyond the UofL community can register with regional and national carpooling service.
Every Commute Counts

Every Commute Counts

Every Commute Counts is a regional service for setting-up Vanpools, Carpools, and even Bikepools with your neighbors throughout Kentuckiana.
Emergency Ride Home program

Emergency Ride Home program

Every Commute Counts also administers a free Emergency Ride Home program for anyone who regularly bikes, buses, carpools, or vanpools and registers with them.
Commute by Enterprise

Commute by Enterprise

Even if you and three other potential carpoolers don't have access to your own reliable vehicle, you can still share the ride through Commute by Enterprise.