Car Sharing

First Bikes, Now Paris Wants to Share Cars

Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe has announced a plan to initiate a citywide car-sharing system, building on the success of the city's popular bike sharing program.
13 August 2009 - 9:00am
Der Spiegel

Part Time Lover - Is The Car Just An Affair?

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 07:16

America's so-called “love affair” with the automobile, although cliché, provides a vivid description of how attached we really are to driving.  Public policy, and the historically overwhelming effect of auto industry lobbying, is only partly to blame for the endemic traffic jams and smog of the twentieth century.  Bruce Schaller, a transportation consultant hired by New York City advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, recently demonstrated that urbanites with multiple transportation options still choose to commute by car for rational reasons of privacy, convenience, and speed.  A chart of his, shown below, demonstrates how perplexing this choice is.  Overcoming these reasons is a ser

Fewer Cars for Better Cities

Cities are warming up to the idea that planning for the future means more car sharing programs and fewer parking spaces.
13 June 2009 - 1:00pm
The New York Times

Car Sharing Economies Of Scale

Sun, 05/03/2009 - 14:07

Introducing car sharing (ZipCar, Hertz Connect, etc,) to a development can significantly reduce parking demand and, hence, construction costs.

Paris Plans Green Car Sharing System

Following on the success of its bike-sharing system, Paris is planning to unveil a citywide green car-sharing system.
24 June 2008 - 2:00pm
The Guardian
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