One of the top ways for cities to meet their CO2 goals is to reduce emissions from cars. Carpooling apps like GoKid help cities to be smarter in this way by reducing the number of cars on the road.
If every family in a city started carpooling with just two other families they could reduce traffic around schools and during rush hour by two-thirds!
Using carpooling to reduce emissions is a great way for smart cities to be even smarter. Read some of our blog posts about reducing emissions, to see how you can live an environmentally friendly life, reduce your negative impact on the world around you, and improve air quality in your community
Whitney Houston once sang, “I believe the children are our future / Teach them well and let them lead the way.” When it comes to climate change, it is abundantly clear that if we teach them well, they will lead the way. Just look at young people like Greta Thunberg leading the climate strikes or the studies that show children […] Read more
Most families want to make environmentally-friendly choices, but they don’t know how. Sometimes parents worry that their family won’t be able to make sustainable choices, or they fear their green living won’t make much of a difference anyway. Sustainable living doesn’t have to be overwhelming; making a few small changes in your family’s lifestyle will […] Read more
Let’s face it. Adults can learn a lot from kids. We know children are our future, but this generation’s children are not waiting to make their voices heard in the future. They’re making voices heard today. If you turn on the television or read the news, you will see youth engaged in activism fighting for […] Read more
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
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
Earth Day is just a few days away, so now is a perfect time to talk about eco-friendly ideas and practices with your kids. Here are 5 great activities and conversations to have about conversations in honor of Earth Day 2018. Use Carpooling to Talk About Emissions If you’re already setting up carpools for your […] 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
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
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
Last week President Obama announced an ambitious plan to reduce emissions. His clean power plan targets emissions from old power plants that disproportionately pollute the air. Obama’s plan is intended not only to shut down the dirtiest plants, but also to incentivize those companies that have been working to identify and capture clean energy sources […] Read more
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