Chamber spotlights Hytch Rewards to kick off Nashville Connector’s Commuter Challenge week
Hytch Rewards and the Nashville Area Chamber have announced a collaborative effort aimed at expanding mobility and reducing traffic and carbon output in the Nashville region by incentivizing Nashvillians to share rides.
Hytch and the Chamber are kicking off their collaboration in conjunction with Nashville Connector’s Commuter Challenge week, which encourages Nashville commuters to make at least one trip to work not driving alone during the week of April 27 to May 3, 2019.
Hytch is a Nashville-based technology company focused on accelerating the use of shared mobility solutions in urban and surrounding areas. Using the free Hytch Rewards app available for Android and iOS smartphones, Hytch uses gamification, interactive education and incentives to promote the social, economic and environmental benefits of shared mobility.
Hytch’s efforts to deploy emerging and innovative technologies to reduce congestion and increase options for commuters align closely with the Chamber’s work on transportation, mobility and sustainability.
“We’re committed to regional mobility for workers and believe Hytch offers a unique way to engage employers as part of the solution,” said Ralph Schulz, president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce “We support this platform as a solution that fits into the larger mobility strategy for the region.”
Hytch has over 11,000 users in its community with plans for many more to join during Commuter Challenge week. In Hytch’s Nashville rollout, the user community has shared more than 9M miles over the nearly 250,000 rides sponsored in the app.
The first companies to sponsor shared rides and recognize the positive power the Hytch Rewards platform has in changing behavior were Nissan and Sprint. Companies currently sponsoring rides include Goodwill Industries of Middle TN, Onin Staffing, Lipscomb University and H.G. Hill. The cities of Brentwood and Franklin are also participating and providing rewards for their employees that share rides using the Hytch Rewards app.
“Nashville’s growth comes with the painful side effects of increased congestion. Hytch offers an innovative solution that allows Nashville to grow without the pain. Our collaboration with the Nashville Area Chamber reflects the determination of business and civic leaders to address the growing congestion and costly parking problem in the Nashville area,” said Hytch Co-founder and CEO Mark A. Cleveland. “Hytch provides a common sense and cost-effective solution that rewards people for making better mobility choices. Each and every decision to share a ride to work positively impacts the entire community, and we look forward to working with major employers and every city in the region to defeat traffic and defend clean air with incentives that work for everyone.”
ABOUT HYTCH
Hytch LLC is a Nashville-based social impact technology company that rewards people to lower carbon emissions, protect clean air and reduce traffic congestion through logging their shared commutes with the Hytch Rewards platform. By using the free app for iPhone and Android, Hytch promotes the habits of sharing a ride by enabling users to “Save Trees” and earn cash rewards when available in sponsored markets. Recognized as a pioneering platform, Hytch received a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Hytch also earned the Nashville Technology Council’s Emerging Company of the Year, the Tennessee Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award, the Sustainable Transportation Award presented by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and recently was recognized by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center with the 2018 NEXT Award for Social Enterprise and Sustainability Startup. To learn more about Hytch, visit www.hytch.me.