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CityLab Daily: Can Waze Convince Commuters to Carpool Again?
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Pool party: Sometimes, changing people’s transportation habits takes is a little push. And if that doesn’t work, give them tacos. That’s what Waze did a few weeks ago to convince employees in a D.C. WeWork office space to try a new spin on an old idea: carpooling. Over the last few weeks, the wayfinding app has been making a concerted effort in the region to get people to try its spinoff app, Waze Carpool.