informal flexible carpooling

links

Here are some links for informal flexible carpooling.

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These links are for information about the existing informal flexible carpooling systems:

'Slug lines' in Northern Virginia,
slugline map (html 500kb), or
slugline map (pdf 50kb).

And here is a Washington Post article in which the Virginia Secretary of Transport claims that slugs are one of the "most efficient and environmentally friendly transportation alternatives out there".

'Casual carpooling in San Francisco',
casual carpool map (html 500kb), or
casual carpool map (pdf 50kb).

This is a really nice daily blog by a casual carpooler in San Francisco.

This is an article from San Francisco about casual carpooling and the environment (or here) though we disagree with his conclusions about energy consumption impacts.