One of the big reasons we were inspired to build GoKid was because of the obvious need for school carpools. When GoKid founder, Stefanie Lemcke realized that driving her kids to class each day meant sitting in traffic next to neighbors, she knew something had to be done.
Carpooling to school is a fantastic way to reduce traffic around the campus, improve air quality, and save time for parents. Kids also benefit as they can spend more time with friends on the way and can be social with kids they might not otherwise have gotten to know.
You can read here our blog posts about our school carpooling solution, the transportation issues that schools are facing, and the benefits of implementing a carpooling solution.
We all know what it’s like. We start the school year so organized: pre-packed lunches, color-coded folders, closets that have the outfits organized by activity, schedules that are in spreadsheets and planned to the last minute. But almost before we realize it we’re feeding our younger child string cheese and dry Cheerios for dinner in the car as we weave through […] Read more
Millions of parents across the US take for granted that every morning their children are being picked up by their town’s own school transportation – a good old fashioned yellow school bus. I’m one of those lucky people. For me, the bus stops every single day in front of our home and waits for my kids […] Read more
Sometimes I hear friends say, “Why bother to carpool? The outreach to other parents is tricky and it’s hard to keep track of who is driving. Before going through the trouble of organizing, I’d rather quickly jump in the car and drive my child.” Here are three of my personal reasons to carpool – I know […] Read more
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