Car pooling
Marin County: Campaign to get kids walking, cycling
Marin Independent Journal / Mark Prado / 10 January 2010
Advocates of a Marin campaign to get more kids walking and biking to school are expanding their initiative, fueled by a $175,000 grant to combat global warming.
The new Greenways to School campaign is set to launch later this month, piggy-backing off the successful Safe Routes to Schools program.
"We want to find those green ways for students to get to school," said Wendi Kallins, head of the Safe Routes program, who is putting together the Greenways campaign. "That could be by bikes, walking, carpool or bus."
Save PickupPal in Ontario
In Ontario, it is illegal to carpool or rideshare with someone unless you meet ALL of the following criteria:
- You must travel from home to work only (no rides to schools, hospitals, food banks, etc.)
- You cannot cross municipal boundaries (no driving to adjacent municipality to GO Station, TTC Subway, City Centers, Airports, etc.)
- You must ride with the same driver each day (no exceptions sorry).
- You must pay the driver weekly only (bring your calculator).
Some examples of illegal ridesharing according to Ontario Government’s current Law:
If you arrange with your wife to pickup your uncle at the airport - you have broken the law. If you travel with a friend and give her $5 for gas money - you have broken the law.
Toronto: Company saves, too, on subsidized commuter van pool
Toronto Star / Ellen Roseman / 23 July 2008
Chris Gates used to drive alone every day to and from his office in northeast Toronto.
Now he leaves his Honda at home in Pickering and van-pools to work, along with other colleagues at Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.
He and his fellow riders pay 85 per cent of the costs of running the van – lease payments, gas, insurance, maintenance, road tolls and licencing – which works out to $85 a month each.
New York: "Where everyone finds an Amigo!!!"
RideAmigos is an example of a successful, non-profit car sharing service:
RideAmigos is a free online Search Engine that connects people going the same way at the same time so they can Split a Taxi or Fill a Carpool anywhere on Earth!
Whether the daily commute to work or class, the one time ride to the airport, or even a road trip across country, RideAmigos will find your match. Plus, browse all current listings in your city with just one click!
