Homeless US programmer creates social app which can help lower gas emissions in NYC — RT USA

Last month I posted a story about Patrick McConlogue, a software engineer in New York City who made a potentially life-changing proposal to a homeless man while walking to work one day. In the original story Leo Grand, the homeless man learning to code, spoke of creating an app. Well as of yesterday that app is a reality,,,

The result? An app named Trees for Cars, which attempts to help lower greenhouse gas emissions by connecting local users who’d be willing to carpool together. The driver chooses a meeting point, and the app then suggests nearby riders. If both the driver and riders accept each other’s invitations, they’ll be connected and can meet together for a carpool. The app also details how much carbon dioxide is saved by each ride, which encourages people to continue decreasing their carbon footprint.

Grand is hoping to rent his own apartment with the sales off the app, but while his story is certainly inspiring, it’s one of the few bright spots in New York City’s homeless epidemic. As RT reported on Tuesday, the number of homeless residents sleeping in city shelters each night has reached its highest level since the Great Depression in the 1930s, and it has increased by 69 percent since 2002.

Homeless US programmer creates social app which can help lower gas emissions in NYC — RT USA