Higher gas prices are prompting more commuters to car pool in the Washington area, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

The council’s transportation network, Commuter Connections, saw a 21 percent increase in the number of car- and van-pool applications in 2011, when gas prices were 27 percent higher than 2010.

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