So today he went to the Champion cafeteria at lunch time looking for information about van pools.

He joined a van pool with several other city dwellers.

He said the goal is to have 75 van pools in the program's first three years.

"We've had a number of companies come to us," looking for van pools for their employees.

Mr. Adams says his 10-year-old van pool is struggling just to hold on.

When he came to work here in 1983, at the end of an energy crisis, there were eight van pools.

They prepare computerized lists to match individuals with van pools in their area.

Gail Nelson, its vice president, said the average van pool consisted of 12 people.

Cars are often unaffordable, and van pools can be difficult to coordinate.

Subsidies were also offered for van pools and car pools.

So today he went to the Champion cafeteria at lunch time looking for information about van pools.

He joined a van pool with several other city dwellers.

He said the goal is to have 75 van pools in the program's first three years.

"We've had a number of companies come to us," looking for van pools for their employees.

Mr. Adams says his 10-year-old van pool is struggling just to hold on.

When he came to work here in 1983, at the end of an energy crisis, there were eight van pools.

They prepare computerized lists to match individuals with van pools in their area.

Gail Nelson, its vice president, said the average van pool consisted of 12 people.

Cars are often unaffordable, and van pools can be difficult to coordinate.

Subsidies were also offered for van pools and car pools.