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OAKLAND, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dennis Jones of Fremont, CA won $1,000 in gas from 511. Jones was awarded the grand prize of gas for participating in Rideshare Rewards, the online incentive program that encourages Bay Area commuters to carpool. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100311/SF68563) Jones shares his commute with two co-workers, rotating the driving each week. "My carpool partners and I save a lot of money by carpooling," said Jones. He and his carpool...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- While hundreds of thousands of American car owners have reduced their driving costs by taking advantage of the "Cash for Clunkers" program, those who are still stuck with their clunkers can cut their costs, too, according to CarBuddy, an online service that matches carpooling commuters in southeast Michigan. CarBuddy today offered five tips for any driver -- and especially those who must deal with low-mileage vehicles -- to keep cash in their...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is announcing the launch of the "Confessions of a Carpooler" video contest. Carpoolers will be asked to video their commute and share why they choose to carpool to work. "Reducing single occupancy vehicles through ridesharing is one of the most effective ways for Bay Area residents to Spare the Air every day," said Lisa Fasano, Air District communications director. "There are thousands of carpool success...
OAKLAND, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- With rising gas prices and rough economic challenges facing Bay Area commuters, solo drivers have another reason to carpool - $100 in FREE gas. 511 Rideshare is offering Rideshare Rewards - an incentive program for drive-alone commuters to try carpooling. Rideshare Rewards pays new carpoolers up to $100 in gas gift cards. Registration for the program is easy. New carpoolers register at 511.org by clicking on the "Rideshare" link. Throughout a 90-day...
Students can search by themes such as Backpacking and Best Cities for Singles WALTHAM, Mass., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading online student and faculty travel provider StudentUniverse.com today introduced the new "FarePlay" feature to help travelers search destinations and airfares faster and easier than ever just in time for the busy summer travel season. The FarePlay service allows students to search for cheap airfares by region of the world or by theme such as Popular European Cities or...
New Internet Site Designed To Help Commuters Considering Carpooling ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CarBuddy.com (CarBuddy) today launched in the Detroit market to provide a way for commuters to find others in the southeast Michigan community who want to share rides on the way to work. As the first private venture to set up a unique and creative carpooling approach, CarBuddy.com is a network solution that utilizes advanced Web-based technology to connect drivers and passengers...
By Stephen T. Watson Frustrated by endlessly rising gas prices, Ron Tebo turned to the Web to try to do something about it. The West Seneca resident set up a Web site -- www.wnycarpool.com - - for workers who want to find a car-pooling partner to cut down their gas use. "Instead of moaning about it, I wanted to do something positive and help the community," said Tebo, who works as a Web master for the Professional Bartending Schools of America. His site, one of a growing number of local...
By Stephen T. Watson, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Jul. 21--Frustrated by endlessly rising gas prices, Ron Tebo turned to the Web to try to do something about it. The West Seneca resident set up a Web site -- www.wnycarpool.com -- for workers who want to find a carpooling partner to cut down their gas use. "Instead of moaning about it, I wanted to do something positive and help the community," said Tebo, who works as a Web master for the Professional Bartending Schools of America. His site,...
RideSearch.com today announced the launch of a new version of their free nationwide carpool matching website, RideSearch 2.0, and the launch of RideSearch for Businesses (ridesearch.biz). The services promise to increase communication among all commuters and employers, helping carpoolers save money on gasoline and helping them stop global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from daily commuting. RideSearch.com is a free nationwide membership based commuter network that allows...
By Deborah ZabarenkoWASHINGTON -- Rush hour in Washington brings the slugs out into the light.Each workday, members of a unique breed of commuters known as "slugs" line up, sometimes at regular bus stops, sometimes at special areas. Chatting quietly, they wait for strangers to pick them up and drive them to the office, or home at the end of the day.The slugs constitute a decades-old system of casual car-pooling that moves thousands of workers from the suburbs to the city, with no...
