Alternative Transportation for Chicagoland is a not-for-profit organization affiliated with Center for Neighborhood Technology. CNT pioneered shared-use mobility in Chicago with I-Go CarSharing between 2002 and 2013. ATC’s mission is to make it possible for the region’s residents to live well without having to own a vehicle and to create an integrated, multimodal transportation system. […]
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With 26 cars in the Halifax area, this community-oriented mobility provider is growing and looking for talent to round out the team. See the complete job description by clicking here: CarShareHFX_Manager_Job
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In progressive cities, transportation officials recognize that personal mobility based on private car ownership has great costs to the public purse directly in infrastructure and maintenance costs, and indirectly through productivity losses due to traffic congestion and health costs attributable to air quality and commuting stress. Smart land use planning combined with walking, cycling, public
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Governments can make progress on their mobility goals, by engaging the solutions that emerging shared-use mobility offers. A group of carsharing companies in Singapore have made a successful appeal to government to recognize these opportunities though intelligent public policy. http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/car-sharing-firms-call-govt-address-growing-business-costs
Carsharing organizations in Singapore lobby government effectively Read More »
Transportation is the single largest source of global warming pollution in California, creating pollutants that harm our environment and our health. But California can get in the driver’s seat and lead the transition from dirty vehicles to clean electric cars, trucks and buses. http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/programs/cae/charge-ahead-california
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Millennials and the “New American Dream” Read More »
Metavera announces the first webinar in its series of bootcamps on how to become a Car Sharing Operator. Car sharing is now a profitable, high growth, locally-focused business model that is growing rapidly with over 1.7 million members and 43,000 vehicles in service. Is Car Sharing Operations For You? Wednesday, February 5th 12pm EST
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The CarSharing Association is pleased to welcome Time Car LLC into membership. Time Car offers a classic two-way carsharing service in Oklahoma City, Midlad, Texas and Marfa, Texas. Time Car started operations in 2010 and has expanded to 18 vehicles. In our survey of smaller US carsharing operations, we found average booking time is 4.25
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The International Association of Public Transport has produced an article describing the future of urban mobility. The Combined Mobility Platform is a working group of shared-use mobility operators and public transit authorities that are working together to find way of integrating the modes. For more on the work of the platform, see this post
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