Whether you walk, bike, take transit, carpool, or hail a ride, we’ll help you find a better way to get to work and home again. GO Buffalo Niagara offers tools, resources, and discounts so you can find a transportation mode that fits your lifestyle and saves you money along the way.
Buffalo AKG Art Museum partnered with GO Buffalo Niagara to offer special transportation benefits to travel to, from, in, and around the neighborhood!
Create an account on the Buffalo AKG Rideshare portal to explore online tools and sign up for exclusive benefits: GOBuffaloNiagara.org/BuffaloAKG
Bicycling and walking reduce your transportation costs to practically zero and you get fit in the process. A growing network of bike lanes, trails, and paths connect many parts of the region. Visit GObikeBuffalo.org for more information.
NFTA Metro Bus and Rail provides convenient and affordable service throughout the Buffalo Niagara region. Your employer may enable you to pay for transit costs on a pre-tax or even discounted basis, saving you 30% or more. Ask your employer about the Metro Perk and Corporate Pass Programs.
Carpooling is an easy way to reduce commuting costs and stress. GO Buffalo Niagara offers FREE ride matching to help you find those with whom you can share the ride. Learn more at: GOBuffaloNiagara.org/BuffaloAKG
Biking to work is great exercise, and saves money on car payments, repairs, fuel, and parking. With Reddy Bikeshare, you don’t even need to own or maintain your own bike, with access to over 400 bikes at 90 locations in Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Whether it’s a taxi or ride-hail service like Uber or Lyft, you can request a ride within minutes right from your phone. Use the Guaranteed Ride Home Program to call a Lyft, Uber, or local taxi in an emergency on days when you’ve taken a sustainable mode of transportation to work.
511NY Rideshare is a free online tool customized for employees of Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
Use the website to:
• Find carpool partners
• Plan bike and transit trips
• Locate park & ride lots
• View live traffic conditions
• Register for Guaranteed Ride Home
Create your free 511NY Rideshare account at: GOBuffaloNiagara.org/BuffaloAKG
Better understand your commute’s environmental impact and personal costs. Register for free to gain access to a personalized dashboard showing your current Commuter Score, your commute’s daily and annual emissions and costs, and suggestions for more sustainable commutes. Easily log your trips on Commutifi to enter to win our monthly Commuter Rewards gift card giveaways.
Create your free Commutifi account: questionyourcommute.org
Earn rewards for your commute! Commuters who use Commutifi to log at least 10 sustainable trips per month will be automatically entered into a raffle to win one of five Shop716 $50 gift cards to local businesses each month.
Start earning points today: questionyourcommute.org
People often wonder what they would do if a sudden emergency came up and they need to get somewhere quickly, but they rode the bus or bike to work. Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) has you covered. In the event of an emergency, eligible commuters can Uber, Lyft, or taxi to get home. GO Buffalo Niagara covers the cost of the ride up to $50/ride and $200/year.
For more details about eligibility and to enroll, visit: GOBuffaloNiagara.org/guaranteed-ride-home-program
Biking to work is great exercise, and saves money on car payments, repairs, fuel, and parking. With Reddy Bikeshare, you don’t even need to own or maintain your own bike.
Sign to get a 20% discount on your annual membership to Reddy Bikeshare at: GOBuffaloNiagara.org/BuffaloAKG
Through GO Buffalo Niagara, Buffalo AKG employees receive a 20% discount to annual membership at GObike Buffalo. Members get unlimited access to the community workshop at 313 Broadway in Buffalo, as well as discounts to GObike Buffalo events such as the annual SkyRide.
Get your discount code at: GOBuffaloNiagara.org/BuffaloAKG
Buffalo AKG is conveniently located adjacent to two major bus lines. The #20 Elmwood bus runs north to Tonawanda and south to downtown Buffalo. The #32 Amherst connects AKG to Black Rock in the west and Cheektowaga in the east, and also provides a direct connection to Metro Rail at Amherst Station. Live too far away for transit? Try a park-n-ride to ease your commute!
Explore regional park-and-ride options at: GOBuffaloNiagara.org/park-n-rides
Planning a transit commute is easy with helpful tools available through the NFTA. Find the best routes to work, explore schedules and maps, and get up-to-date information about when your bus is going to arrive at your stop.
Plan your transit commute: metro.NFTA.com/schedules/ plan-your-trip
Explore routes: bit.ly/nfta-map
Download the Token Transit app on your smartphone to pay for single, daily, weekly, or monthly passes with a credit or debit card, then use your phone as your ticket. Starting in 2023, NFTA is also launching MetGo, a reloadable-card fare system with stored value and passes for Metro Bus & Rail.
Learn more about how to ride with our helpful guide: GOBuffaloNiagara.org/how-to-ride-guides
May is Clean Air Month, and to celebrate, GO Buffalo Niagara offers a $40 discount on NFTA Monthly Passes for the first 500 participants who register. The program is open to anyone, but it is a great way for new riders try transit for a month at a discount.
Keep your eyes out for more information about Give Transit a Try! at:
GOBuffaloNiagara.org/give-transit-a-try
Each year, drivers in the Bu alo Niagara region lose more than a day of their life in tra c.
On average, your car pumps out enough carbon dioxide every year to fill half of Seneca One tower. That’s 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide sent into the air we all breathe.
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$650,000+$6,624/YR$3,041/YR
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$1,225/YR$900/YR
Bu alo’s drivers burn enough fuel wasted in tra c to fill more than four Big Blue Water Towers each year.
It would take the trees from over 330 Delaware Parks to o set the excess CO₂ emissions from Bu alo drivers caught in tra c each year.
Employees who bike or walk to work show improved mood, better health, increased productivity, and reduced absenteeism due to sickness.
