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3 Carpooling Apps to Help Ease Your Commute

Apps like Uber, King Co. and Pogo can get you into that carpool lane

By Lyra Fontaine February 11, 2016

A woman is taking a picture of a parked car.
A woman is taking a picture of a parked car.

American commuters spend around 42 hours in traffic per year, but these new, free apps aim to help Seattleites beat the road congestion and get into that carpool lane:

A carpool is a hop, skip and jump away with UberHop. Commuters (as many as five per car) request a route through the Uber app and then meet a driver at a designated pickup spot. Where? To and from Ballard–South Lake Union, Fremont/Wallingford–downtown, and Capitol Hill–downtown (more routes coming soon). Cost? $5 per ride

A carpool is a hop, skip and jump away with UberHop. Commuters (as many as five per car) request a route through the Uber app and then meet a driver at a designated pickup spot. Where? To and from Ballard–South Lake Union, Fremont/Wallingford–downtown, and Capitol Hill–downtown (more routes coming soon). Cost? $5 per ride.


Book a ride with the Uber APP

TripPool is King County Metro’s pilot rideshare program. Using the real-time iCarpool app, riders choose from listed stops to join a commuter van headed for the nearest park-and-ride or transit center. Where? Southeast King County, Mercer Island. Cost? 26 cents/mile (costs reimbursed for fares over $2.75). 

Due to launch in April, the Pogo app was created by Seattle parents to help busy families view their current carpools, make new connections and find screened, friendly drivers for their kids. Where? Anywhere. Cost? Varies. 

 

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