Last week the Press Democrat ran an editorial about declining car pooling. For the complete editorial>
Alan Strachan, an advisor to the Campaign, responded with a letter to the editor. Strachan points out that “The Metropolitan Transportation Commission recently chose to fund a collaboration between the Sonoma County Transportation Authority and the Climate Protection Campaign to launch a ridesharing pilot project in Sonoma County” using social networking and smart phone technology. This program aims to reduce the principal barriers to ridesharing, safety concerns, convenience and also provides an economic incentive to drivers. The program is scheduled to roll out in the fall. >For Alan’s letter>
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Dynamic Ridesharing Program to Revitalize Car Pooling
The Climate Center is a climate and energy policy nonprofit working to rapidly reduce climate pollution at scale, starting in California. We are a think-tank, do-tank working to turn bold ideas into action for an equitable, climate-safe future. Our flagship Climate-Safe California campaign is a unique and comprehensive effort to make California the first state in the nation to reach carbon negative.
