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Going Your Way.(social networking for car pools)
Byline: Steven Levy
Kate Sydney had never met me, but on the basis of sharing a mutual acquaintance, and knowing what I like for breakfast, she unhesitatingly opened the door of her 1998 Nissan so I could ride to Target with her. The trip--from a Cambridge, Massachusetts, street corner to a shopping center in Watertown--didn't take long, but it spared the world 10 pounds of carbon dioxide. Multiply that by millions, and you have one reason Robin Chase started GoLoco, an Internet-based service that uses social networking to create instant car pools. If Chase has her way, GoLoco will be the behavioral equivalent of the Prius, zapping enviro-guilt while cooling off ...
- Home-Bound College Students Turn to GoLoco to Share Rides with Friends.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 2, 2007 700+ words
...hit the road to home for the summer. GoLoco, a free online travel community with...said Robin Chase, founder and CEO of GoLoco. "All those empty seats also represent...save gas, money and the environment. GoLoco makes that easy through its trusted online...
- GoLoco.(Following the Buzz)
- Magazine article from: Detroiter June 1, 2007 700+ words
GoLoco is a new internet-based service that uses social networking to create instant pools. People can quickly...that provides a rating system for others to rely on. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For more information: www.goloco.org
- Bridge operators considering possible toll increases for commute hours, car...
- Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune Denis Cuff October 14, 2009 700+ words
...in July, abolishing the free ride for car pools during the rush hour and imposing a surcharge...start collecting a rush hour toll from car pools of perhaps $2 or $3 per car. Carpools...people to take public transportation or car pools to work when traffic is the busiest...
- Va. Agrees To Ease HOV Rule; 3-Person Car Pools Set on Shirley Hwy.
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post R.H. Melton July 22, 1988 700+ words
...to get thousands of commuters to form car pools. In a related development, the transportation...HOV restriction to allow three-person car pools, a change that Parris has said his constituents...providing incentive for commuters to form car pools." At the same time, there is some...
- Dulles Road Restriction Is Eased;Morning Car Pools Get Green Light
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Nell Henderson July 7, 1988 700+ words
...Fairfax County, voted yesterday to allow car pools to use the eastbound Dulles Access Road...allowed to stand, the new rule would allow car pools of three or more riders onto the Access...ask the authority to consider allowing car pools on the Access Road during the evening...
- Drivers who join car pools can save on auto insurance.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 29, 1990 700+ words
DRIVERS WHO JOIN CAR POOLS CAN SAVE ON AUTO INSURANCE NEW YORK...PRNewswire/ -- Drivers who join car pools to save money on gasoline may realize...So, if motorists -- by forming car pools -- regularly use their cars less and...
- Work Patterns Shifting Commute, Traffic Study Says; Suburban Job Growth in...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Alice Reid August 15, 1996 700+ words
Car pools declined in popularity, and demand for...percent of all commuters. The largest car pools have experienced the biggest decline...by half. The number of two-person car pools has declined by less than 10 percent...
- Take the plunge: Commuters find savings and camaraderie in car pools.
- Newspaper article from: Times Union (Albany, NY) May 7, 2007 700+ words
...most often hook up with other riders. Car pools work best for office or site workers...site that matches people looking for car pools by ZIP code, workdays and hours, destination...9-to-5 workday. The best-laid car pools have people meeting at a central location...
Source: HighBeam Research, Going Your Way.(social networking for car pools)