JANUARY 2010

RIDESHARE SPOTLIGHT:

Track your commute for a chance to win

RideShare Connection has a Commute Tracker calendar feature that enables registered users to track the days they carpool or vanpool, ride the bus, bicycle, walk or telecommute for work. Each time a commute is logged, the calendar calculates the cost and miles saved, as well as harmful emissions prevented. Log your trips to be entered in our monthly prize drawing! [More]

YOUR TURN:

Discuss future land-use scenarios for Greater Kansas City Feb. 3, 4 and 11

Over the next 30 years, the Kansas City region can expect to add 500,000 people and 300,000 jobs. Predicting where they will be located helps jurisdictions plan for future travel needs. Attend a community meeting on Feb. 3, 4 or 11 to discuss land-use scenarios under consideration that show alternate ways of accommodating future growth. [More]

IN THE NEWS:

10 simple steps to improve air quality

The Kansas City region is expected to be redesignated as an ozone nonattainment area in the near future due to air pollution violations. In an effort to better protect public health, the Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed tighter air quality standards for ground-level ozone, a major component of smog. Here are 10 things commuters can do to help improve the air we breathe. [More]

SURVEY SAYS:

RideShare survey reveals motivations, barriers to carpooling

What makes a commuter want to carpool? For most, it’s the money savings carpooling offers. Some say they enjoy the chance to socialize with people and reduce commute-related stress. Other commuters find that the main barrier to carpooling is conflicting schedules. Check out the results from a survey sent to carpoolers in the RideShare program last fall. [More]

COMMUTE IN CONTEXT:

Gas price predictions all over the map

Quick, what was the price of gas in Kansas City a year ago? If you’re like many people, memories of $4-a-gallon gas are foremost in your recollection of 2008. You may be surprised to learn that in fact the price of gasoline in Kansas City fell to a low of $1.29 a gallon in December 2008 and hovered between $1.66 and $1.75 a gallon in the early months of 2009. That’s about a dollar cheaper than it is now. See what area commuters predicted for 2010 during a recent RideShare interview. [More]