At Boxcar, we value working toward leaving the world a little better than we found it. Shared commuting drastically reduces each traveler’s carbon footprint. Driving directly to your reserved parking spot instead of circling while looking for a space does, too. We think we’ve made a good start on improving our environment, but know there’s always more we can do. And sometimes, small steps make a big difference. In the US, 60 million disposable plastic water bottles end up in the trash each year—even bottles that are put in recycling bins often end up in a landfill. Each of those bottles takes an average of 450 years to decompose. Even worse are the millions of bottles that make their way int

Well Game of Thrones is finally over. In an homage to George RR Martin's general tardiness we thought we'd slow-roll the release of our pool winners as well as give everyone the chance to get caught up who wanted to get caught up so as to reduce spoilers. Congrats to our dual winners, who will split the $100 pot and each receive $50 in credit as well as unlimited bragging rights for eternity. Final status (SPOILERS) Bran Stark - Alive - King of Westeros Daenerys Targaryen - Dead Jon Snow - Alive Sansa Stark - Alive Gendry - Alive Arya Stark - Alive The Night King - Dead Tyrion Lannister - Alive Varys - Dead Jamie Lannister - Dead Samwell Tarly - Alive Cersei Lannister - Dead Euron Greyjoy

Click here to purchase a scooter/see remaining inventory Boxcar is always looking for new ways to improve suburban mobility. Last year we partnered with the Borough of Madison to see whether electric scooters might help commuters get to and from the train station more easily and ease the burden on downtown commuter parking. We distributed 24 scooters and over 6 weeks saw an average of 8 people per day using their scooters for their first-mile commutes, as well as running errands and riding just for the joy of it. Electric scooters have a number of benefits over other single-person transit methods: Faster than walking Less sweaty than a bicycle Require less balance than an electric skateboar