Tag: transportation

What’s app-ening at Carma?

At Carma, not only do we build apps, but like most young(-ish) technophiles we use apps as well. So what’s popular at Carma HQ? To find out, we sent a call out for everyone – developer, HR, admin, marketing – “what is your favourite app?” We got a huge response. Some apps came up again… Continue reading What’s app-ening at Carma?

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…

Single Occupancy Airplanes

Every day, in every city, thousands upon thousands of people drive to work, sat all alone in their cars, ferrying empty seats throughout our cities’ streets. So why not do the same in the air? We’re gonna need 150 times as many planes. How much of an impact can that have? First, it’s going to… Continue reading Single Occupancy Airplanes

Wasted Time

Rush hour traffic can be pretty bad. Every morning and evening wasting precious time that could be better spent elsewhere. But how much time do we really waste? We could all do with a little extra time. How often have you wanted to do something – read a book maybe or exercise more – but… Continue reading Wasted Time

One small step…

[line] As a young, innovative, agile company, we have little milestones everyday, little goals to work towards and keep us focused. Whether it’s a few more downloads or a small update to our app, it’s nice to know we are making progress. Usually, we don’t make a huge fuss – maybe allowing ourselves a little… Continue reading One small step…

As Green as Greg? Part 1

This week is a big week here at Carma. No I’m not talking Easter, although I’d love some chocolate eggs, I’m talking about Earth Day. While we try to live a greener life throughout the year, Earth Day on April 22nd is a day for putting in a real big push towards shrinking our carbon… Continue reading As Green as Greg? Part 1

How many cars do you own?

America has long been known for its love affair with the car, but when it comes to car ownership rates, the U.S. sits in 3rd place. The average American owns 0.797 of a car, or 797 cars per 1000 people. Any guesses as to which nations’ love of the motor vehicle outstrips even that of… Continue reading How many cars do you own?

Ladies & Gentlemen, Take a Seat

We are all guilty, at one stage or another, of putting things on the long finger that we really should do today. It could be anything from mowing the lawn to writing an email to a friend. Organising a carpool can sometimes be the type of activity that might fall into this non-commital category of “I… Continue reading Ladies & Gentlemen, Take a Seat