A growing number of Philadelphians are avoiding the high cost of car ownership and the associated frustrations with the help of PhillyCarShare, a non-profit car borrowing organization.
"Ask any urban dweller-driver and you'll likely get an earful about sky-high insurance, expensive or inconvenient parking, and, of course, break-ins.
Which might explain the success of car-borrowing nonprofit group PhillyCarShare, and the mounting interest in Philadelphia of bigger, corporate car-sharing firms that operate in other cities."
"...PhillyCarShare has customers such as Philadelphia resident Stephen Playo and his wife, Nickolette Phillips, to itself.
Playo said they saved $3,000 or more a year using PhillyCarShare instead of owning a car.
"Anyone who lives here realizes how bad it is cost-wise," said Playo, an engineer who lives in Center City. 'All that time the car is parked... people are paying upward of $60 a day.'"
Thanks to Marisa Waxman
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