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<span style="font-size:50.0pt;color:#00467F">News Release</span><span style="color:#00467F;text-transform:uppercase">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#EF3D42">For Immediate Release: May 6, 2022</span><span style="color:#D3372A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Durham Offers New Vanpooling Subsidy to Provide Commuters with More Sustainable Mobility Options<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Partnership Between City of Durham, Durham County, and Commute with Enterprise Welcomes
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Corning Life Sciences as First Employer to Take Advantage of New Program<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">Durham, N.C.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">– Durham commuters interested in
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">saving up to 75% on their commuting costs versus driving their own personal vehicle</span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
can now take advan<span style="color:black">tage of discounted vanpools thanks to a new subsidy from the City of Durham Transportation Department’s
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://waytogodurham.com/Vanpool/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Way to Go Durham program</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">With financial support from the
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://engagedurham.com/durham-county-transit-plan/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Durham County Transit Plan</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">,
Way to Go Durham, Durham County, and </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.commutewithenterprise.com/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Commute with Enterprise</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
have partnered to provide discounted vanpools for </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">groups of four or more commuters who pick their route, schedule, and pick-up points in a vehicle maintained by
Commute with Enterprise.</span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The program contributes up to $1,500 per month toward the cost of new vanpools starting and/or ending in Durham County. The subsidy
will cover all of the program’s costs, excluding fuel, for the majority of the commuter groups and includes maintenance, insurance, and 24-hour roadside assistance.
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“Our Way to Go Durham program is committed to exploring innovative options that support our equitable engagement initiatives to help ensure Durham residents
have access to job opportunities as well as less stress in commuting,” said City of Durham Mayor Elaine O’Neal. “</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Way to Go Durham is leading the charge to reduce
the number of people who drive alone to work throughout Durham, and provide access to those who do not own vehicles. I’m grateful that Durham County has partnered with our Transportation Department on this work to develop the vanpool subsidy program. Expanding
mobility options symbolizes our commitment to innovation, equitable access to opportunity for all residents, and our continued focus on decreasing our carbon footprint.”</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vanpool commuters drive themselves to and from work and design their personalized route and schedule. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Passengers
in a new vanpool also have access to a free </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.sharetheridenc.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Emergency Ride Home program</span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
in case the vanpool driver has to leave unexpectedly, if a passenger or a member of their family gets sick, or if anyone has to work unexpected overtime.
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Each vanpool program is customized to the specific needs of its four or more vanpoolers. Participants can choose a qualifying vanpool vehicle from Enterprise’s
selection of makes and models, including crossovers, SUVs, minivans, and ample passenger vans. Vanpoolers may decide to upgrade their vehicles with optional high-end features such as satellite radio, in-vehicle Wi-Fi service, and power ports for individual
seats. As part of Enterprise’s Complete Clean Pledge, Commute with Enterprise provides best practices for cleaning and Complete Clean Starter Kits for new commutes. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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“Durham County continues to make significant investments to maintain and grow our local economy. Transportation should never be a barrier to any resident seeking employment and educational opportunities, and the County has prioritized providing access to these
jobs by financially supporting Way to Go Durham’s subsidized vanpools in addition to emerging on-demand services like GoDurham Connect and RTP Connect as well as other innovative transit options,” said Durham County Board of County Commissioners Chair Brenda
Howerton. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Employees at Corning Life Science’s Durham Campus are the first group to take advantage of the new subsidy. “Being a part of this vanpool campaign shows that we are
committed to helping our employees save time and money and reduce the stress of commuting while decreasing our carbon footprint,” said Human Resources Manager Amy Poli. “We’re excited that our employees are the first group to use the subsidy, and we hope that
other companies in this area will follow.” </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">According to Senior Process Engineer Medie Weledji with Corning Life Sciences, the current high fuel costs were the tipping point for his
participation in the vanpooling program. “We learned about the opportunity to use the subsidy to help save us time and money commuting to and from work,” Weledji said. “The current gas price increase is a big driver in my decision to participate, and I am
excited to begin commuting to work in the vanpool because now, as a passenger, I can read a book or catch up on my favorite TV shows.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun">Durham commuters interested in joining the Way to Go Durham vanpooling subsidy program may visit the
</span><a href="https://waytogodurham.com/Vanpool/">program’s website</a><span class="normaltextrun"> or send an
</span><a href="mailto:WayToGo@DurhamNC.gov">email</a><span class="normaltextrun"> to learn more.</span><span class="normaltextrun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>About the City of Durham Transportation Department’s Way to Go Durham Program</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/1002/Transportation"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Transportation Department</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
remains steadfast in its commitment to providing and maintaining quality, multimodal infrastructure to improve mobility, promote environmental sustainability, and enhance the quality of life for current and future Durham residents, businesses, and visitors.
</span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The department also works with its regional partners to create and identify cost-effective solutions to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips. These solutions are part
of a program, </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://waytogodurham.com/about/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Way To Go Durham</span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,
that aims to make individuals and employers aware of commuting choices and resources in and around Durham. To learn more, follow the program on
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/waytogodurham/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Facebook</span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://twitter.com/movesafedurham"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Twitter</span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">, and
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/way-to-go-durham-9463a822b/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LinkedIn</span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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