here are a ton of allow you to choose the line,
resources available online direction, and stop and it will
to help you find what you tell you in minutes when the next
need to make your commute to and bus or train will be there. San
from work as painless as Francisco's MUNI system, for
possible. From weather reports to example, offers this option for 7
carpool hook-ups to route guides, of its lines. It updates itself
there's something for almost automatically and you can even
every city in the country with a watch the little red dots
population of over 50,000. representing the bus make its way
toward your stop.
Local Community Transit
Carpool Resources
If there's a local transit system
in your town - buses, trains, Almost every town of size has a
subways - then there is a website Craigslist site dedicated to it
for that system. On the home and on this site you can find a
page, you will find updates about section where carpoolers can find
which lines are under each other. Whether you're
construction, which routes and looking for a ride or for someone
schedules may be changed as well to share the cost of gas, you'll
as information about town find it here.
meetings in which you can voice
your opinion on the prospective Many communities have a ton of
changes, and announcements as to other sites for the same purpose,
when lines are running behind and there are national sites that
schedule. cater to multiple regions. For
example, eRideShare.com is a free
Some sites have a real time site dedicated to carpoolers in
system online as well. These the U.S. and Canada who commute,
are looking for a long distance which you can find out the latest
ride, or a short local trip. news of accidents and traffic
status in your town via phone,
If you are a university or PDA, or email. They serve about
college student, you may find 30 or so cities across the
carpooling resources on campus or country. Registered members get
on campus websites as well. premium services.
Route Finders and Accident For those a little more
Reports environmentally conscious - or
economically conscious
Whether you ride a bike or drive considering the price of gas
a car, finding the best route to these days - there's Bike Metro
your destination is crucial to at www.bikemetro.com. Enter your
making the trip a success. If address of origin and your
there's a traffic snare on the destination address and they'll
highway 2 exits before the exit tell you the flattest way to get
you need, your trip can take there. Or if you're more
three or four times as long as it interested in a little sight
usually would. If you're riding a seeing, you can pick out a point
bike, hills can be death of you. of interest and they'll give you
If there's a flatter route to the route.
your destination, wouldn't you
like to know about it? No matter what your question
about your commute, there is a
You can find sites that cater to Web site online somewhere made
each of these issues in different just for you. Simply enter your
cities and regions across the issue (i.e. "carpooling
country. Traffic.com, for resource," "accident reports")
example, is a free service in and your town in a search engine
and you'll have a list of from.
commuter resources to choose
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