Category: In The News

Carma and City CarShare Form Strategic Alliance

Leaders in Shared Mobility Join Forces to Fight Bay Area Traffic   SAN FRANCISCO – August 12, 2015 – Carma, a world leader in commuter solutions, and City CarShare, the original Bay Area carsharing network, have announced their partnership. This strategic alliance allows the organizations to merge operations; creating new services that will transform the… Continue reading Carma and City CarShare Form Strategic Alliance

Sharing the Love with Toll Refunds Across Central Texas

We have to say it: we love Austin! Over the past year, the Carma community has grown and shown activity far beyond our program goals. 10,600 carpool trips over 172,000 miles were shared by members, 8,200 gallons of gas saved, $3,600 in commuting costs shared, and 160,600 pounds of CO2 emissions avoided. In addition, Carma gave over $2,500… Continue reading Sharing the Love with Toll Refunds Across Central Texas

10 million scheduled trips in 2015: time to talk occupancy

In a media landscape so awash with legislative warfare and the astronomical seed funding associated with taxi and taxi-sharing startups, it’s easy to forget where shareholders’ interests end and real societal benefit begins.   The taxi industry has successfully been disrupted, and those of us seeking short-range, on-demand transportation solutions have never had so many… Continue reading 10 million scheduled trips in 2015: time to talk occupancy

Austin Now Hands-Free: Tips for Carma Users

The City of Austin is now a Hands-Free city, as of January 1st, 2015. This new “Hands Free” ordinance prohibits using all portable electronic devices while driving your car, and even while riding your bike. Luckily you can still use Carma during your morning and afternoon commute just the same! Carma was always designed to be… Continue reading Austin Now Hands-Free: Tips for Carma Users

Austin Carpoolers Raise $1,036 for Meals on Wheels Non-profit

While the Thanksgiving meal may be behind us, our thankfulness is living on because of something amazing our Carma Austin members made possible! Last month we pledged to donate $1 to Meals on Wheels and More for every Carma carpool trip taken during November.  The idea stemmed from the idea that all good deeds come full circle.  Carma members take… Continue reading Austin Carpoolers Raise $1,036 for Meals on Wheels Non-profit

Austin Neighborhood Embraces a Better Commute

When we first launched Carma in Austin, Texas back in February of this year, we didn’t know what to expect. Will they like us? Will they hate us? Can we really get car-loving Texans to think about an “alternative” commute?  Well, we have to say, we were pleasantly, thankfully, magnificently surprised. People liked the idea,… Continue reading Austin Neighborhood Embraces a Better Commute

Riding Together

What’s the best way to get from A to B? Carpooling is an awesome way to get to work, but sometimes public transit is the way to go, or cycling, or walking. There are many ways we can get to where we want, when we want, without adding more cars to our roads. But often… Continue reading Riding Together

1,000,000,000 and counting…

  July 11th is “World Population Day” established 25 years ago to raise awareness of our global population issues. As of January 1, 2014, the world’s population is estimated to be 7,137,661,030 and growing. As the number of people inhabiting our small blue planet, so does the concern about of finite number of resources. Here’s some… Continue reading 1,000,000,000 and counting…