re: #172 lizardofid

Is there an app, or some other kind of service, that would allow people to meet potential car pool partners? Something like the dating apps, but for commuters. Or is that a horrible idea?

When I lived in DC and worked for the government, carpooling was huge. I don’t know how the system got set up. There were places in the burbs where you could pick up a carpool and specific places in DC where these carpools got dropped off. Most people carpooled in organized carpools. If you missed your carpool or is wasn’t running on a specific day, you could go to a designated pick up spot and get a ride into DC.

I remember talking to a co-worker who carpooled from VA south of DC. Her carpool wasn’t running one day so she went to the Springfield Mall and found a carpool that needed a rider who would drop off near our office.

This was all well organized in the early-mid 1990s. I suspect they use existing social media these days.