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Montréal has been elected host city of the 62nd UITP World Congress and Mobility and City Transport Exhibition, to be held in 2017, the year of Montréal’s 375th anniversary. The decision can be attributed to the combined efforts of the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), with the […]

The largest carsharing not-for-profit in the United States has released a report the quantifying the social, environmental and economic impacts of its shared vehicle fleet on the community of San Francisco.  Measurable reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and vehicle miles travelled improve the city’s air quality and traffic congestion.  Individual member-drivers have save thousands of

A new carsharing service called Autopartage Codiac Autoshare is expected to launch in Moncton, New Brunswick with four vehicles later this year. The service will be classic, two-way carsharing where members pay for vehicle use by the hour and/or by the kilometer, pick up and drop off the vehicle at the same “home” location. See

Shared-vehicle mobility is a complement to public transit systems.  The CarSharing Association is encouraging people to “get out of private car ownership” by presenting people with a multi-modal array transportation choices including walking, biking, bus, train and carsharing.  Our member organizations have worked with local transit authorities and municipal governments to secure strategic locations for

The City of Montreal wants to know what the people think of one-way carsharing. In other North American cities, Car2Go has introduced one-way carsharing services and secured on-street parking privileges with local government without public consultation.  For example, Car2Go deployed 150 vehicles in Calgary last July after making an agreement with the Calgary Parking Authority. Some

HOURCAR announced a major expansion today. The Twin Cities homegrown car-sharing operator will increase its fleet to at least 70 vehicles over the next 18 months, extending service to as many as 3,500 users in diverse Minneapolis and Saint Paul neighborhoods. Funds for the expansion were provided by the McKnight Foundation and the Central Corridor

January 25, 2013 Tim Papandreou, Deputy Director of Sustainable Streets of San Francisco will speak on the question of “How can we create a city where using a car will be the last resort?” today at the McCain Building, Ondaatje Hall, Dalhousie University in Halifax.  Tim will speak between 4:30 –6:00 pm followed by a

January 21, 2013 Based in Winnipeg Manitoba, Peg City Car Coop Peg City Car Coop has joined the CarSharing Association. Financed with an innovative investment share offering through the Province of Manitoba’s Community Enterprise Development Tax Credit Program, the cooperative plans to put 11 cars on the road in neighbourhoods around Winnipeg city centre. Peg

January 18, 2013 The carsharing business is both expanding and transforming at a breathtaking pace.  New forms of shared car mobility (one-way, peer-to-peer, ride sharing) are creating a mosaic of alternatives to private car ownership.  Automobile manufacturers and rental car companies are responding to what people are saying about how they want to access and