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Category: Commuter Options

May 30, 2018July 16, 2019 PUP

Getting city workers to suburban jobs is tough. A program trying to help is under threat

Commuter Options

City Council member Cherelle Parker speaks at a news conference to encourage support for a car pool service to connect city workers with suburban jobs.…

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May 30, 2018July 16, 2019 PUP

PUP begs for a scrap of funding for its vanpool program for reverse commuters

Commuter Options

By Jim Saksa Published: May 30, 2018 Read the article on PlanPhilly The Philadelphia Unemployment Project rallied for support at City Hall Wednesday morning, hoping…

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May 29, 2018June 27, 2019 admin

Working for Better Transportation Options to the Suburbs

Commuter Options
Working for Better Transportation Options to the Suburbs

The Philadelphia Unemployment Project has been providing car pools to help inner city workers get to decent paying jobs in the suburbs for over a…

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June 7, 2017July 22, 2019 PUP

We Need Better Transportation to Suburban Jobs Support the Commuter Options Program

Commuter Options

Unemployment is far lower in the Philadelphia suburbs than the city and jobs generally pay better. Unfortunately public transportation does not go to large number…

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June 6, 2017July 23, 2019 PUP

Philly mismatch: Car-less city folks can’t fill jobs in ‘burbs

Commuter Options

Philly.com June 6, 2017 – By Jane M. Von Bergen Unemployed chef Thomas Jimenez, 56, said he can cook anything, but if he wanted to…

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December 28, 2015November 18, 2019 PUP

Program helps reverse commuters get to jobs in Philadelphia suburbs

Commuter Options, Issues
Program helps reverse commuters get to jobs in Philadelphia suburbs

Philly Voice December 28, 2015 – By Jake Blumgart On her way to pick up colleagues in a Commuter Options vehicle, Junanita Bynum stands near…

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April 23, 2013July 11, 2022 admin

Commuter Options (PUPCO)

Commuter Options
Commuter Options (PUPCO)

Who Are We? Does your staff need transportation assistance? Commuter Options vanpools are available to help Philadelphia area residents get to good paying jobs in…

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