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The Art of Brainstorming

This week at Rideshare, we’re doing some serious team brainstorming. With our CEO Nanci Fitzgerald taking the wheel in 2021, we are embracing the new era our organization is entering. We have the grand opportunity to grow, shift our focus, care for our existing clients, and build new connections.  

With our small but mighty team, the only way to do it right is to put all of our heads together in a team brainstorm session. Notebooks full of ideas and ordering in lunch will surely get our wheels turning.   

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by Isabelle Brown  | 


Top 5 Summer Car Tips

As we enter June, your carpool is likely in full swing. Let’s make sure we’re staying on top of maintenance and cleanliness to keep our vehicles in good shape this summer!  

Here are our 5 summer tips to keep your carpool cool: 

  1. Test your AC
  2. Get your air filter inspected
  3. Check tire pressure before long summer days
  4. Park in the shade
  5. Be prepared with helpful car gadgets 

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by Isabelle Brown  | 


Making the Most of Bike Month

Why Ride?

Riding a bike is full of benefits all on its own. Making it your commute mode just keeps the good times rolling. With Bike to Work Week coming up next week, you may be asking: What do we love so much about biking to work? 

  • Saving money
  • Skipping rush hour traffic jams
  • Getting a workout - No gym membership required!
  • Commuter benefits
  • Decreasing stress and anxiety
  • Reducing our carbon footprint

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by Isabelle Brown  | 


How We’re Spending Earth Month at Rideshare

At the Rideshare office, the work we do each day is helping people around the US reduce their carbon footprint by sharing the ride. We move people together every day, and in the last 25 years, our company has reduced CO2 in our air by over 700 million pounds. 

So, how do we go the extra mile during a special time like Earth Month each April? We work together to make changes in our daily lives to do a little more to reduce our individual carbon footprints! Coming together makes the effort feel like teamwork, and it’s great to share what we’ve been doing both in the office and at home.  

With Earth Day coming up this Saturday, April 22nd, let’s get green! 

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by Isabelle Brown  | 


Kicking Fossil Fuels to the Curb: One Small Change at a Time

Did you know that fossil fuels supply around 80% of the world’s energy? Being such an overwhelmingly dominant energy source, fossil fuels were found to be responsible for 89% of global CO2 emissions in 2019.  

With the fossil fuel industry powering so much of our world, it can feel like the standard—like there’s no other way to live. But by making small changes in our daily lives, we can begin to decarbonize our lifestyles for the greater purpose of becoming less dependent on these detrimentally harmful fossil fuels.  

Transportation is a large contributing factor to our carbon footprints. To kick off Earth Month, let’s talk about how we can begin the transition into sustainability in small ways while moving around our world that will lead to a greater impact. 

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by Isabelle Brown  |