As a result, PAG is hoping to help clarify what ridesharing actually means.

And they should know.

The agency has operated its own ridesharing program since the late 1980s.

So what’s the difference between PAG’s program, Sun Rideshare﻿, and the services provided by Uber and Lyft?

And why does PAG think it’s wrong to refer to those companies as “ridesharing” services?

Sun Rideshare is more of a traditional carpool service that connects somone who needs a ride to work with a driver who might be heading in the same direction.

Carpoolers can sign up for the program and have their name entered into a database.

If someone is in need of a ride, they can access the database, click on the name of a person who might live near them and send a ready-made email asking for a ride.

“This type of system is done, pretty much, across the country,” said Ruth Reiman﻿, Travel Demand Management Manager for PAG. “It’s a nice way of hooking people up.”