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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

U. of Portland’s green transportation efforts pay off

A shuttle service, subsidized by TriMet and the University, saw a record-breaking 5,000 riders in a four-month period ending in November. Meanwhile, the University recently acquired two more Zipcars to meet a spike in demand from students and faculty.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Michigan State U. adds Zipcar service

The University has partnered with Zipcar to offer students, staff and faculty use of six rental cars; three are hybrids.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

U. of Richmond adds transportation alternatives

The university will now will now partner with Groome Transportation, Zimride and Zipcar.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2010

U. of Delaware partners with Zipcar

Rates start as low as $8 per hour and $66 per day. Gas, 180 miles per day, insurance, reserved parking spots and roadside assistance are included in the hourly and daily rates.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2010

Wake Forest U. alternative transportation use doubles

Car-sharing service Zipcar and the university's Wake Line shuttle have both seen upticks in use by students so far this year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2010

Zipcar, Zimride expand integrated car, ride sharing app.

Application is already available on 10 campuses across the U.S., including UCLA, the State University of New York Purchase, Minnesota, Stanford and the University of Michigan.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2009

Wesleyan U. launches Zipcar program

Two self-service Zipcars — one Honda Insight Hybrid and one Subaru Impreza — will be available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2009

Three universities add Zipcar service

Cal Poly, Caltech and University of New Hampshire have added Zipcar vehicles to their campuses this month in bids to reduce traffic congestion and ease parking woes.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2009

Zipcar expands car sharing service to UCLA, USC

Pilot program was made possible by a public-private partnership by Zipcar, Mayor Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council and is intended as a first step toward a potentially larger expansion of car sharing in the Los Angeles area.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2009

U. of Illinois expands Zipcar program

Two new vehicles join the current vehicles located on campus (two) and in the communities of Champaign and Urbana (two each).

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