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Gas prices keep creeping up. It's now $2.35 a gallon at some stations.

Commuter Services sent out a news release last week to remind drivers that they can take advantage of its free online ridematching services.

You can click here or call 1-866-579-RIDE to join the database.

The American Automobile Association expects that more Americans will be traveling for Memorial Day this year, thanks to lower gas prices and travel bargains.

AAA projects a 1.5 percent increase in people traveling 50 miles or more for the holiday, according to a news release.

And nearly 83 percent will be going by automobile.

Are you planning to go away for Memorial Day? Where are you heading and why?

Gas prices are projected to average $2.23 per gallon this summer, down almost $1.60 from last summer, the Energy Information Administration released today.

The average price per gallon of regular gas is projected to be $2.17 for all of 2009. That is expected to increase to $2.42 in 2010.

With that news, will you consider traveling more this summer?

Many carpool commuters haven't gone back to driving by themselves, even though the price of gas is cheaper than it was last summer.
Commuter Services of South Central Pennsylvania, which helps people find alternatives to driving alone whether it be carpooling, taking the bus, or something else, recently conducted a poll of its customer database.
Seventy-three percent of respondents said they changed their driving habits when gas reached $4 a gallon. When they were asked if they changed their habits again when gas dropped below $2 a gallon, 82 percent said they did not, its news release states.
Have you been carpooling with someone else to work? Is it still attractive even though gas is cheaper than it was last summer?
For more information about Commuter Services, go here.