Additional Phone Line Assistance Available to Help Commuters Find Travel Options During MTA Strike.News Editors & Transportation Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000 Due to the unusually high volume of calls to the "1-800-COMMUTE" phone line, commuters are urged to call the alternate line, 1-800-286-RIDE, for free carpooling and transit information. They will reach a Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Rideshare operator who can provide a list of possible carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. partners based on where the commuter lives and works and on his or her work schedule, as well as referrals to alternate transit providers servicing the caller's area. Rideshare information, along with links to alternate transit sites including Metrolink, Foothill Transit, DASH and Commuter Express buses, and others are also available on the Southern California Rideshare Web site at www.socalcommute.org. More than a quarter-million people are currently registered in the Southern California Rideshare database, making it the largest such "pool" of potential carpoolers Carpoolers is an American single-camera comedy series created by Bruce McCulloch, who also executive produces alongside Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, David Miner, Marsh McCall, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo (formerly of Arrested Development). in the nation. "Particularly for those reliant on transit to get to and from work, carpooling can be a viable alternative," said Jim Sims James Morton Sims (born May 13, 1903, Leyton, Essex, died April 27, 1973, Canterbury, Kent) was an English cricketer. Jim Sims represented Middlesex in 381 first-class matches matches between 1929 and 1952 as a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler who scored 7173 runs , director of Southern California Rideshare. "Carpooling in fact is the number one alternative to driving alone in Southern California, with one in four commuters sharing the ride at least once a week. It can help bridge the transportation gap for the transit-dependent during the period of a strike." Metro bus and rail service was suspended as of Saturday, Sept. 16, when the unions of the nation's second largest transit provider in the nation went on strike. Southern California Rideshare, which has provided commute assistance to commuters and employers since 1974, serves Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. and Ventura counties. It is a service of the Southern California Association of Governments. |
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