Before the pandemic, casual carpool was a completely organic system of pickup spots and patient passengers looking for a quick, comfortable way to head into San Francisco. Casual carpool collapsed ...

ALBANY, Calif. (KGO) -- A decades-old commuting option is on the brink of extinction, but a group of East Bay commuters is making a push to keep casual carpool alive. "We're trying to bring back ...

The traffic and navigation app Waze is launching a new carpooling service today across California that allows passengers to request a ride with someone already driving along their route, costing them ...

Emerging on foot from the early morning fog in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland on Tuesday, Brionna Lewis waved to the small line of cars seeking passengers for a unique Bay Area carpooling ...

As more people return to the office, traffic is increasing across the Bay Area. Here’s a new way to possibly save time, and money: commuting with a stranger. There's a new push to bring back casual ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Bay Bridge traffic is creeping back up to pre-pandemic levels, prompting calls for the return of a popular carpool service. "I used it on my daily commute to the city because I ...

As a long-time user of the East Bay’s casual carpool—the amazing, not-officially-organized alternative way of getting into San Francisco on workday mornings—I can attest to its many attractions and ...

Casual Carpool, the unique commuting tradition where strangers ride together to get across the Bay Bridge faster and cheaper, was halted during the pandemic. But it's set to relaunch on Tuesday. Main ...

The ritual of casual carpooling, in which thousands of East Bay commuters join up with strangers each weekday for swifter trips across the Bay Bridge, thrives thanks to its essential quid pro quo.

Before I ever knew what casual carpool was, I'd seen the office workers arrange themselves in a line beneath the freeway in my neighborhood, their fleece vests and corporate logoed-backpacks giving me ...