Carpooling & Rideshare News

Carpooling & Rideshare

 
Carpooling and rideshare benefit not only those who share the ride, but all drivers, taxpayers and area residents. First, by encouraging high-occupancy travel (that is, more passengers in fewer vehicles) high-occupancy vehicles (HOV) can help ease congestion in heavily traveled metropolitan areas. Second, by reducing the traffic burden on highways, HOV lanes can help defer costly expansion projects. Third, by reducing the number of vehicles on the road, HOV lanes and carpools can help reduce the extent of exhaust emissions and contribute to cleaner air.
 
Carpooling and/or rideshare is a very eco-friendly, time-saving and economical activity for people commuting to work daily, parents responsible for transporting kids to and from school and activities and many other individuals.
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Articles about Carpooling & Rideshare

  • The 30-Day Electric Bike Challenge is calling: Get out of your car and onto an e-bike

    Thu, Mar 21 2013 at 2:11 PM

    Live in a big city? Think you can do without your car for a month? Send in an application and you could be selected to receive an EVELO e-bike for a month in exchange for swearing off the use of your car.

  • 7 carsharing and carpooling iPhone apps

    Wed, Mar 13 2013 at 8:00 AM

    Save money and reduce your carbon footprint when you use one of these apps to organize a carpool or book a carshare ride.

  • A greener Mexico City tries eco-transit

    Thu, Feb 21 2013 at 3:16 PM

    Mexico's capital got tired of being the poster child for urban pollution and congestion. And it's done amazingly well cleaning up its act.

  • Avis and Zipcar get hitched as car sharing expands

    Wed, Jan 02 2013 at 1:36 PM

    With this $500 million deal, all the major rental companies will host big-league car sharing operations. It makes sense, because sharing is growing rapidly. But hold the altruism — customers want convenience and customer service, not green points.

  • 'Carmageddon 2' fails to be a nightmare [Photos]

    Mon, Oct 01 2012 at 10:50 AM

    A 10-mile stretch of Los Angeles' 405 Freeway — the most heavily trafficked road in the country — was shut down this weekend as part of a $1 billion freeway improvement project.

  • GM announces OnStar, RelayRides partnership

    Tue, Jul 17 2012 at 4:18 PM

    GM owners with an OnStar-equipped vehicle can earn some extra cash by renting out their autos.

  • The Gen Y guide to collaborative consumption

    Thu, May 24 2012 at 3:46 PM

    Fueled by the Internet, the sharing economy is changing the way we work, play and interact with one other.

  • Park and pedal: Bike commuting made simple

    Wed, Apr 11 2012 at 7:38 PM

    Want a cool way to combat expensive gas? Take your bicycle at least part of the way. (We can't all live in Portland, where bicycle commuting has become a religion practiced by more than 5 percent of the population.)

  • Eating while driving: A bad idea that will make you sick

    Fri, Mar 30 2012 at 4:07 PM

    Driving with a burger in one hand and a cellphone in the other is a sure recipe for highway disaster. And all that old food is hanging out, just waiting to give you food poisoning.

  • Car sharing takes off in the U.S.

    Tue, Dec 13 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Personal car-sharing spreads from California to Oregon and, very soon, to a neighborhood near you. The concept of hiring out your own vehicle has proven wildly popular here and around the globe.

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