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The National Center for Education Statistics lists nearly 4,200 four-year and two-year college campuses in the U.S. Of these, approximately 265 have Zipcars.
Read More →The strategic alliance is an expansion of the program launched in the U.S. in August 2011, and establishes Ford as Zipcar's largest university vehicle partner, reaching students at 11 Canadian campuses in Toronto and Vancouver.
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Transit operators from universities in Pennsylvania, Texas and Michigan share how they are combining Zipcar with their transit systems.
Read More →The two cars are expected to help commuting students be more environmentally friendly.
Read More →Four charging stations will serve vehicles used by Chicago car-sharing services I-Go and Zipcar — both of which are expanding their fleets to include electric vehicles — at the first charging facilities at a CTA station.
Read More →The university instead encourages faculty to take advantage of a number of other programs including free regional train and bus passes, a free shuttle to the university and free hours in an auto-sharing program such as Zipcar.
Read More →Participating members with smartphones, including iPhones and Android devices, may download the Zipcar mobile applications to make reservations, lock and unlock the vehicles as well as honk the horn to help locate the vehicle.
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In addition to offering a shuttle service to on-campus residents and Zipcar to both those on- and off-campus, the university recently partnered with Zimride, a rideshare service that uses a social networking format to connect students to carpooling opportunities. Recent new additions, NextBus and an app, make the shuttle program more efficient.
Read More →Last year, Associated Students Inc. agreed to pay $71,228 to pay off the Sacramento Regional Transit contract, because the $7.50-per-student fee did not cover the full costs.
Read More →Encouraging students and staff to become less dependent on their cars, the University of Richmond debuted a new fleet of shuttle buses and Zipcars earlier this month.
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