Commuter Connections

Welcome to SchoolPool, a partnership between Commuter Connections and your local school. SchoolPool is an interactive, on-demand utility to help parents within the same neighborhoods connect with each other to form carpools, walking groups or biking groups to and from school. Join SchoolPool and get a list of other families who travel a similar route and with whom you could share the trip. You can also create a transit trip itinerary right from the matchlist page.

Participating schools must be registered with the Commuter Connections SchoolPool program. More schools are added frequently. To check on the status of your school's participation, please contact Commuter Connections at 800-745-7433. Want to promote carpooling, walking and biking at your child's school or have other questions? Contact your child's school.

Your information remains confidential. Only basic contact information as your phone number and e-mail will be shared with potential matches.

SchoolPool Tips

Distribute a list of contact phone numbers to each family in your carpool. Consider having back-up drivers and listing their contact information as well.

Inform your child so he/she knows exactly who is picking him/her up as well as a back-up plan in the event of a no-show or sickness.

Set expectations for the time to meet, the location and departure times and discuss what to do if another family is late.

Consider riding with your child's carpool a few times to get your child comfortable and to see if the SchoolPool arrangements are working for everyone.