Rideshare Review

Capitol Rideshare hosts out-of-state visitor

In January, Capitol Rideshare’s Mary Marshall hosted Veronica Jarvis, the senior transportation demand management (TDM) planner for Thurston Regional Planning Council, based in Olympia, WA. Veronica is Mary’s counterpart at her program in Olympia. She visited to learn more about Arizona’s Travel Reduction Program; she was specifically interested in the state’s successful Remote Work Program.  Veronica and Mary are members of the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT), a trade association for TDM professionals. Veronica serves on the ACT national board of directors and Mary just finished her seventh year serving on the Valley of the Sun regional chapter board. The ACT National Board of Directors is hosting its quarterly meeting in Phoenix this week, which provided Mary the opportunity to share the successes of the State of Arizona’s Travel Reduction Program, branded as Capitol Rideshare. Veronica and Mary have worked together on ACT projects, and this was their first opportunity to meet in person. Veronica asked for the chance to visit the Capitol Mall and learn more about TRP offerings. Mary took Veronica to visit Arizona’s Connected Workspace, the state-of-the-art coworking facility at 1400 W. Washington. Shelley Witt, the ACW administrator, provided a tour and answered questions about the facilities. The group ran into General Services Division’s (GSD’s) Ruben Duran, who shared a quick overview of the scope of the project that developed the workspace.  Mary took Veronica on a walking tour of the Capitol and described how employees have access to fully subsidized bus cards, then shared information about the bus routes and schedule. At the end of the walking tour, Veronica boarded the DASH bus and headed back to her hotel in downtown Phoenix.

Bike-to-Work Day details coming

Planning is underway for Bike-to-Work Day, which will take place in April. The organized group  ride would follow a three-mile route between Indian Steel Park and end at the Arizona Center, with a start time of 7 a.m. for the ride. Vendors and other community representatives will be on-site at the Arizona Center from 7-10 a.m. Capitol Rideshare staff plans to have a table at the finish line.Please email RideshareHelp@azdoa.gov if you are interested in receiving updated information as it becomes available.

Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program

2026 Notice to Employees

Arizona law (A.R.S. § 49-588(B)) requires all large employers in non-attainment areas (defined in statute, A.R.S. § 49-541) to notify their employees of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) requirements (A.R.S. § 49-542). To comply with this mandate, staff posts the annual VEIP notice to the Capitol Rideshare website.

Congratulations to our RideAmigos contest winners

Each month, employees who are Commuter Club members are logging trips, earning and redeeming points to enter contests for prizes! Remember, remote work days count as alternate modes—so log those remote work days!. Members of Commuter Club are eligible to join the fun and start redeeming their points for the chance to win a gift card! Here’s how it works:

1. Log your alternate modes and collect your points.
2. Once you have at least 100 points, scroll to the bottom of your dashboard to your My Rewards section. Click on RideAmigos Sign Up and Trip Logging Points.
3. Under your points total, click on Show Details and Inventory.
4. The dashboard expands to show you the awards available to you and the points required to enter the drawing.
5. Click on the drawing you wish to enter. If you have the points available, you can redeem points for up to three entries. Example: If you have a point balance of 300 and each entry is 100 points, you can redeem the balance of your points for three drawing entries.

Start redeeming your points today—and if you haven’t started logging your trips, get started! You can log previous trips up to 30 days! If you need help learning how to log trips, please visit the FAQs posted on Capitol Rideshare’s RideAmigos information page. Below are Commuter Club members who entered the contests and were randomly selected as gift card winners via the RideAmigos gamification module: December contest winners $10 gift card winners: Jennifer Herron-Ulmer, Dept. of Transportation; Michael Tenczar, Dept. of Environmental Quality; Andrew Foster, Game & Fish Dept.; Alice Price, Dept. of Health Services; Shantrice Sam, AHCCCS; Matthew Hernandez, Dept. of Economic Security; Muna Haddad, Dept. of Child Safety; Janelle Shearer, Dept. of Public Safety; Christin Sisco, AHCCCS; Desiree Fizer, Dept. of Revenue. $25 gift card winners:  Jakob Trierweiler, Court of Appeals; Cynthia Leppell, AHCCCS; Barbara Sullinger, Dept. of Transportation; Barbara Rutledge, AHCCCS; Vanessa Chavez, Dept. of Economic Security; Leslie Biava, Dept. of Administration; John Sarazua, Dept. of Transportation; Aubrey Leggett, Dept. of Child Safety; Gay Harris, Dept. of Economic Security; Wayne Miller, Dept. of Environmental Quality. January Contest Winners $10 gift card winners: Judy Leung, Dept. of Economic Security; Ariana Flores, Dept. of Child Safety; Fernanda Montenegro, Dept. of Transportation; Lorraine Smith, Supreme Court; Elizabeth Griffin, Corporation Commission; Cory Homuth, Land Dept.; M. Theresa Johnson, Dept. of Water Resources; Marcus Jefferson, Dept. of Economic Security; Peyton Jergenson, Dept. of Education; Mary Coyne, Registrar of Contractors.$25 gift card winners:  Heather Dunphy, Dept. of Education; Lora Riordan, Dept. of Administration; Lauren Prole, AHCCCS; Anthony Spinella, Dept. of Child Safety; Becky Donnelly, Dept. of Economic Security; Cheryl Schnell, Dept. of Administration; John Siegfried, Dept. of Health Services; Steven Cheshko, Dept. of Transportation; Michelle Carella, Dept. of Revenue; Katherine Dominguez, Senate.

Coordinator’s Corner

New hire packet materials available in print format and online

Onboarding new employees provides a great opportunity to introduce them to Capitol Rideshare programs and services. If your agency is onboarding in person, please ensure your orientation includes the Capitol Rideshare new hire brochure, a Platinum card application and the 2025 Capitol Rideshare calendar. Please email RideshareHelp@azdoa.gov if you need additional print materials sent to your agency.If your agency is onboarding employees in a virtual environment, please be sure to include the electronic versions of these documents in your communications with new hires. These are compiled in a virtual new hire kit that is posted on the travel reduction coordinator page of the website.

Reminders & Notes

FREE Platinum card for transit Capitol Rideshare is fully subsidizing the Platinum card for transit program through June 30, 2026, meaning transit is FREE for participating state employees. To learn more about the program and download the Platinum card application, visit the Capitol Rideshare website. Completed applications must be returned to the employee’s human resources staff. If you have questions about the Platinum card program, please email RideshareHelp@azdoa.gov. Emergency Ride Home: peace of mind for Commuter Club members Employees who use an alternate mode at least twice per week—carpool, transit, telework, compressed work week, electric vehicle, biking or walking—are eligible for free membership in the Commuter Club. The primary benefit of Commuter Club is to offer employees who use alternate modes of transportation an emergency ride home (ERH), up to twice per fiscal year, for unexpected emergencies. For more information regarding the Emergency Ride Home Program, visit the Commuter Club page online. You must have a Lyft account to use this service.  

Contact: PHONE: 602.542.RIDE; EMAIL: RideshareHelp@azdoa.gov

Capitol Rideshare is administered by the Arizona Department of Administration Human Resources Division; it is funded by the Federal Highway Administration through the Maricopa Association of Governments and by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.