Berkeley is offering 1,000 free AC Transit passes as part of an effort to mitigate its parking problem and reduce greenhouse gases. The passes will go to employees of downtown businesses as an incentive to get them to stop driving to work and taking up street parking.
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The transportation agency will consider a $70,000 pilot program for a car share program that would provide midday travel options for people who carpool, vanpool or take transit to work.
Read More →Each car is equipped with an electronic locking system that allows students to book car use online 24 hours a day. It costs $7.50 an hour or $69 a day, which pays for mileage, gas and insurance.
Read More →UhaulCarShare is placing one vehicle, a Mazda 3, on campus for the start of the 2012 fall semester. The vehicle will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all students, faculty and staff members, 18 years of age and older.
Read More →The school has partnered with WeCar by the car rental agency Enterprise, to offer two cars to be rented by the hour or day.
Read More →In addition to the campus' CatTran bus system, bike and car sharing services, as well as additional parking areas have been implemented.
Read More →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.
Read More →Because the services are subject to the full array of taxes imposed on traditional car rentals, the car sharing industry is experiencing losses.
Read More →Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein is calling for installing video screens in Chicago’s 2,200 lighted bus shelters. The technology would feature Bus Tracker information, car- and bike-sharing inventory and how long it would take to walk to popular destinations.
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