GoKid moved into the kid transportation space because we saw a need to transform urban transport in LA. LA’s traffic is the worst in the world for the sixth year running. That’s a major problem for parents wasting hours in the car taking their kids here and there – and it is a major problem for […] Read more
Guest post by Adam Gonzalez, Director of Transportation at Loyola High School of LA We’re proud to announce that Loyola High School is breaking ground by becoming the FIRST high school in Southern California to implement a carpooling program with the help of GoKid. Our new carpooling program will help to keep cars off the […] Read more
Our transportation industry is changing. With the emergence of technologies such as Uber, autonomous vehicles, and even car sharing, we’re in an exciting time that’s full of possibilities. Car sharing in particular has the potential to transform our transportation industry – but will we see carshare businesses grow? Benefits of Car Sharing It’s no surprise […] Read more
City traffic and congestion is an issue that’s only getting worse. Even with the presence of public transportation systems, vehicles remain necessary, and in many cases, a city’s infrastructure just can’t keep up with the volume of vehicles. If you’ve ever tried to travel through a city during rush hour, you know the frustration of […] Read more
How many planets does it take to support your lifestyle? That’s what Global Footprint Network is helping people to discover with their new global footprint calculator. The release of the calculator coincides with “Earth Overshoot Day” – which is the day each year by which humans have used up more from nature than the planet […] Read more
In 2008, the number of people worldwide living in urban population centers surpassed the number of people living in rural areas for the first time in history. The growing population of the world, and the growth of cities in particular, has created numerous challenges for humanity. Cities are often crowded, polluted, and difficult to travel […] Read more
We have to admit that it was a terrible day for the world yesterday. How can we as parents, explain to our children why the US is leaving the Paris climate agreement? It is a treaty that took years to agree on and that is vital for the future of our planet. Two years ago, […] Read more
This week we were tagged in a video by Mobility Lab about the future of mobility titled Filling up seats in cars: The future of driving in which the main theme was “moving people instead of just cars.” The theme of the video was related to my question in last week’s blog: Can the slate […] Read more
Last night I attended a lecture by Dr. Arlene Blum of the Green Science Policy Institute. Dr. Blum has been on the forefront of green science for 40 years. In the 1970s she conducted research that proved that flame retardant chemicals (that were required by law to be included in all children’s pajamas made in the United […] Read more
Yesterday the GoKid team was invited to talk about our carpooling app in front of New Haven’s Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) representing 35 New Haven schools. We were invited by New Haven’s Transportation, Traffic, and Parking Department to speak about GoKid; while there, we had the pleasure of learning some interesting facts about New Haven and […] Read more
While doing research on urban traffic congestion I came across Samuel Schwartz’s book Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars. At first I was hesitant to purchase the book, it seemed to really exceed my needs – 292 pages on smart streets only? But the title is a bit deceptive as this book is about much […] Read more
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