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...revolutionary will this be? If car sharing is to have a national impact on congestion, it must surmount a basic paradox: everyone hates traffic and smog, but few people are willing to give up their cars. In the U.S., as the saying goes, you are what you drive. And a half-century of highway subsidies has only fueled the sense of entitlement. According to a poll on traffic by TIME, ABC News and the Washington Post, only 10% of those surveyed who have access to mass transit actually use it regularly. "There's a stigma to not owning...
While car sharing is a concept that's catching on fast, old-fashioned carpooling has always faced an uphill grind. In a survey about traffic problems by TIME, ABC News and the Washington Post, 84% of those who drive to work say they still go it alone. More than half of those lone riders insist that carpooling is just too inconvenient, and 18% say they simply don't know anyone to share a ride with...
...money from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, is currently focusing its service on a few major companies in the D.C. area that have enough employees who are likely to find others with a similar commute. But Steele and his partners think their idea can help ease traffic congestion around the U.S. They recently began operating in several counties outside New York City and want to start in three other metropolitan areas by the end of the year. They're also working on a more ambitious phone version of the service that would use global-positioning satellites...
...They said, well, she’s not going to be a brain surgeon, she might as well go into theater,” Zeta-Jones said. She has since acted in nearly two dozen Hollywood films, including The Mask of Zorro, Chicago, Ocean’s Twelve, and Traffic...
After several close calls, Northeastern finally capitalized 17:23 into the opening frame, striking amidst the confusion following a faceoff in the Harvard zone. Huskies captain Jason Guerriero controlled the draw, sending the puck back to winger Mike Morris, who skated in two strides, then wristed his shot into traffic. There it kicked off Crimson assistant captain Tom Cavanagh’s stick and popped over blinded Grumet-Morris’ shoulder to knot the score...