Austin looks to increase focus on reducing single-occupant commuters

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin could expand a program that encourages drivers to not commute alone. It’s called Smart Trips and it started as a pilot program last year in a North Austin neighborhood.
Capital Metro and the city asked residents in that neighborhood to try taking the bus, biking or walking to their destination just one day a week. In the end, six percent of those residents did it and, while six percent of 13,000 households might not sound like a lot, Lonny Stern wit