As gasoline burns deeper holes in the pockets of motorists, more people are looking into options like carpooling to ease the strain on their transportation dollars.

The Metro Rideshare program has seen an increase in its users since just last month. The program now has more than 750 registered users and it's still looking for more.

Getting to work in downtown Omaha is no quick trip for Lisa Erdman, "because I have about a 65 mile commute every day, one way," she says.

Lisa lives in Rock Port, Missouri and the big commute makes for a big gas bill.

"It was costing me about $450 a month in gas," she said.

But Erdman found out about Metro Rideshare and she found two others with a commute like hers.

She says, "Going onto the Web site and meeting Scott and Connie has been a huge blessing. I think I'm spending about $130 in gas now."

Metro Rideshare is a carpooling Web site run by the city and free to users.

Greg Youell, with the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency, says, "You just go to the Web site, you enter the information of where you live, where you work, and it will automatically match you up with other people in your area."

Lisa Erdman says, "I commute from Rock Port, Missouri, Scott commutes from Hamburg, Iowa and Connie commutes from Tallmadge, Nebraska."

Just like Erdman found out, once you get the matches from the Web site, it's up to you whether you want to e-mail those people. And don't worry about your personal information getting out to strangers.

Greg Youell says, "You'll get a list of people that are within your preferences, within a certain area, the miles, how far out from where you live, from where you work, all you see is the first names so it protects your privacy."

Lisa says, "I know some people are a little apprehensive about doing it but it has been a really good experience. It's a great way to make new friends and it really is a big savings."