KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The UMKC SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) Team has developed a tool to give commuters and drivers greener options.
KCRideLink is a free online resource to help people find information on alternative transportation in the metro area. It includes information on carpools, rideshare programs, busses/cabs, and other sources of transportation.
Among the tools on KCRideLink is a tutorial on how to effectively use Google Maps to plan a commute, even when using public transportation.
According to Cary Clark, Sam Walton Fellow at the UMKC Bloch School’s Innovation Center and SIFE team advisor, “The UMKC SIFE Team has been active again this year and has qualified to compete against 58 other universities in the SIFE Regional Competitions. A new competitive category this year involves Environmental Sustainability. The KCRideLink project was developed by the UMKC SIFE team around this theme.”