Rideshare
Here are a few websites you can use to find riders or drivers. All the resources listed here are free:
- craigslist humboldt | rideshare classifieds and want ads - Everything offered and wanted.
- County-specific craigslists in CA
- craigslist humboldt | rideshare search for "Arcata" - Search results. Rides originating from or bound for Arcata.
- craigslist portland | rideshare search for "Arcata" - Search results. Rides originating from, bound for, or passing through Arcata. (Most rides depart from or are bound for Portland.)
- craigslist seattle | rideshare search for "Arcata" - Search results. Rides originating from, bound for, or passing through Arcata. (Most rides depart from or are bound for Seattle.)
- craigslist s.f. bayarea | rideshare search for "Arcata" - Search results. Rides originating from, bound for, or passing through Arcata. (Most rides depart from or are bound for the Bay Area.)
- Facebook Ridehare Application - Facebook user? Use the social networking site to arrange rides with friends/friends-of-friends, etc.
- Couchsurfing.com rideshare group.
- Before new features are built into CouchSurfing.com it may work to search for couches or couchsurfers in your region, and contact them about rides.
- Alternet Rides. Regular commuters and travelers, whose destination is Arcata, offering and seeking rides. This website requires registration, and has fewer rides listed on it than craigslist. Its main advantage is that it is set up for local commuters whereas craigslist, while accommodating commuters, lists many more one-time long-haul rides.
- eRideShare.com. National site includes commuter, cross-country, and errand listings. Searchable by zip code and proximity.
- Rideshare Directory. National sites, regional sites organized by state.
Trinidad Commuter Co-op Potluck
A group of Trinidad residents are organizing a commuter co-op. It can be hard on the planet and pocketbooks to commute to Humboldt's mircopolitan centers from Trinidad, but sharing rides can help.
They're kicking things off with a potluck:
Westhaven Center for the Arts (WCA) 501 S. Westhaven Dr.
They're kicking things off with a potluck:
The Greater Westhaven/Trinidad Commuter Co-op Pot-luck Dinner
Thursday September 13, 6:00-8:00 p.m.Westhaven Center for the Arts (WCA) 501 S. Westhaven Dr.
Date:
09/13/2007 - 18:00 - 09/13/2007 - 20:00
Carpool / ridematch on Facebook
Fri, 08/10/2007 - 00:02 — Aaron AntrimHey all you social networking Facebook people!
There's a new Facebook application for organizing rideshare. I'm pretty sure it's a tool that allows you to organize rideshares with friends, friends-of-friends, etc.
Naturally, it's been included n the Rideshare page here on the Green Wheels website, but you can go directly to FaceReviews for a bit more info.
Planes, trains and automobiles... and helicopters – March 21, 2007
Wed, 03/21/2007 - 05:00 — Chris RallWhat’s the best way to get somewhere? I went on trip a couple weeks ago where I had the opportunity to research this question. I traveled by car, bus, train, plane, SUV, van and helicopter.
So which was the best? I guess that depends on your criteria. Comfort, speed, and convenience come into play. Since so much of our impact on the environment comes from transportation, I was curious about the gas mileage per person for each mode.
A heretic in the land of the exalted hybrid – March 20, 2007
Tue, 03/20/2007 - 05:00 — Chris Rall
Transportation is responsible for 45 percent of Arcata’s greenhouse gas emissions1.
This is an issue where each person’s actions are what could really make
the difference. In eco-groovy Humboldt County and other liberal
enclaves, many folks have taken to buying hybrid cars so they can feel
like they are doing something good for the environment. There is good
sentiment here, but a big problem. Hybrids aren’t all that great for
the environment.
Slugging
Thu, 08/31/2006 - 05:00 — Aaron Antrim
Slugging - spontaneous ride sharing helps business people commute to work in some eastern cities. Read Spontaneous ride-sharing in the Burlington Free Press, or check out "About Slugging" on slug-lines.com, an entire website devoted to slugging, including messageboards, etiquette and rules, poems, and listservers.
