Actually, you'll be able to bike across 520 when it's built.

Some company called Avego has been doing this over the 520 bridge for a while now. I'm not sure if it's been successful though.

Sounds like a great way to be kidnapped and raped. And there's an app for that

There's also a new app to put William Shatner's words --spoken by him-- in any poetic order you want!

Shatoetry!

Who cares about carpooling when you have Shatoetry at your fingertips!

"there is an opportunity ... to rate each other and the enjoyability of the ride"

I'll BET there is! (wink wink) Hubba hubba!

That said, the 358 express does suck. Always has. Always will.

Why would you rideshare across 520 when a hundred buses a day do the same thing, day and night? Bus fare is $2.25 to $3, and the toll is almost always more than that.

Plus, you get to ride with a LOT of weird strangers, not just one.

@3: I was thinking the same thing. Hitchhiking is hitchhiking; using an app instead of your thumb doesn't make it any safer.

@10: Exactly. The problem with this app, and also with Avego, is that the corridors on which it would be most effective (like 520) are also the few corridors for which transit really works. The 545 is one of the best buses in Puget Sound. It's fast, frequent, reliable, comfortable, and safe. Why would you need to take anything else?

In contrast, the trips for which transit doesn't work so well -- like Ballard to Capitol Hill -- probably going to be well-served by this app either. But I'd love to be wrong...

I also have an app to share for taxi driver. I find that useful to navigate yourself.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inavigati…

iNavigations

Here is the description

Aim: Every day after school or work, we might feel tired. We usually take a nap in transportations. However, there is a problem – we often miss the bus stop of our destination.
iNavigate provides an “alarm clock” controlled by user.
Wherever you wish to go, just plug a pin on the map. The app will automatically show the actual distance between your location and your destination (provided that you've connected to the internet). Then input your required distance before it alarms you, for example 200m.
The actual distance will change when you are proceeding the destination, when the number at the right hand corner drops below 200m (in this case, when 200m>199m), the alarm will on immediately. Then you won't miss the bus stop.

Avego is either dead or used by secret groups who don't interact with others. Every time I've logged in, I've seen a single ride request headed out somewhere I will probably never visit.