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Study: carpooling apps could reduce traffic 3x in NYC

Traffic is not just a nuisance for drivers: it’s also a public-health hazard and bad news for the economy. Transportation studies put the annual cost of congestion at $160 billion , which includes 7 billion hours of time lost to sitting in traffic and an extra 3 billion gallons of fuel burned. One way to improve…
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Jan 3, 2017Study: carpooling apps could reduce traffic 3x in NYC by belltaco170178

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