Civic leaders and government agencies around the country walk a fine line when it comes to carrying out their duty to balance public interests with fiscal responsibility. Often leading those interests is caring for the infrastructure that supports our local communities at a time when population, traffic congestion and pollution are all reaching unsustainable levels. The simplest way to address each of these growing issues is to be better stewards of the resources already available to us.

Roughly 76% of Americans commute to work alone, clogging our roadways with single occupancy vehicles (SOVs). With an average of 4 empty passenger seats per SOV as well as other sustainable forms of efficient transportation such as vanpool, mass transit, walking, or biking commuters could make a dramatic impact on traffic congestion and pollution by simply choosing to share rides or get out of their cars entirely.