Enthusiasm for ride-sharing is growing, the sitcom Car Share and James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke are factors driving interest.  Ali Clabburn, founder and CEO of Liftshare.

 

A successful carpool is an organization’s best opportunity to have an impactful commuter program.  An organization’s carpool success is as important as Carpool Karaoke to James Corden’s Late Night Show success.  Carpooling and ride sharing programs reduce the number of vehicles competing for limited parking space.  In addition to helping relieve local traffic congestion, fewer vehicles means less wear and tear on parking facilities, which can in turn reduce maintenance and repair costs as well as less time searching for that elusive spot.  It could even spark some employee singing.

Successful Carpools

Carpool or ride share success always looks the same and shares some characteristics with Carpool Karaoke.

  1. Make New Friends – You get the impression on the show that everyone in the car is friends.  Take a glance at this piece which mentions how strangers became friends through carpool.  https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/apr/26/carpooling-commuting-car-share-liftshare-uber
  2. Feels spontaneous, but is super organized.   We know that these sessions are highly coordinated.  Carpools are the same with effective matching systems, feedback collection and traffic monitoring.  Check some guidelines on organizing a carpool. https://www.aceable.com/blog/how-to-efficiently-organize-an-office-carpool/
  3. Mutual interest in common good.  On the show its clearly a love of music that drives the shared interest between Corden and his guests.  In a carpool it could be mutual traffic frustration, concern for the environment or just avoiding a lonely commute.  Here’s a piece on some of those mutual interests. http://commutesmartseacoast.org/blog/treading-lightly-carpooling-is-good-for-you-and-the-planet
  4. Rules and Etiquette.  In carpools and Carpool Karaoke getting everyone to agree to the same rules makes it successful.  Here’s what it takes to be a good carpooler. https://betweencarpools.com/how-to-be-a-good-carpooler/

Getting Started

OneCommute is the brains behind many carpools and ride share programs across the country.  We can perform a one-time carpool review and analysis for your organization to quantify the benefits for your organization.  OneCommute can also assist with the program launch and on-going administration. Reach out to us at contact@onecommute.com.

Be sure to check out some of the additional articles and research on carpooling, ride shares and vanpool below.

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