Update: Anderson County to Expand Ride Share to Work Program
Monday, September 27, 2021 at 6:58AM Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer
UPDATE From Aug. 1 Observer story
The Rides to Work ride sharing program, run by the South Main Chapel and Mercy Center and funded by a grant through Anderson County, has been up and running for several months and is based on another local program and provides Uber rides to work, especially for those who work swing shifts or night shifts.
The program provides temporary help those workers get established in employment as they save to purchase their own vehicle for transportation.
Anderson County Adminstrator Rusty Burns, said transportation is the central issue in filling many of the manufacturing jobs in the county, said he seeking other grants and partnerships with local companies to fund the program.
The other challenge to the program is the availability of Uber drivers in Anderson, due at least in part to the size of the county.