The CSA Blog
The Carsharing Association blog is your go-to resource for launching, operating, and scaling carsharing services. Whether you’re a startup founder, mobility planner, or city official, our articles offer practical guidance, industry insights, and real-world case studies to help you navigate the shared mobility landscape.
How to Start a Carsharing Service in 2025: Step-by-Step Guide
In a time of shifting mobility habits, rising costs, and evolving user expectations, the Carsharing Association (CSA) brought together experts, operators, and advocates from across the globe to take stock of where the industry...
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A Global Moment for Carsharing: Let’s Talk Resilience & Opportunity
In a time of shifting mobility habits, rising costs, and evolving user expectations, the Carsharing Association (CSA) brought together experts, operators, and advocates from across the globe to take stock of where the industry...
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April’s Carshare Operator Members Chat
The most recent Carsharing Association (CSA) Operator Chat brought together frontline professionals from across North America for an honest, collaborative conversation about the challenges and opportunities currently shaping the carsharing landscape. From rising tariffs...
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How to Electrify Carsharing in your City
The electrification of carsharing is a crucial step toward sustainable urban mobility. The Carsharing Association (CSA) webinar, featuring insights from industry leaders, explored the benefits, challenges, and policy recommendations for integrating electric vehicles (EVs)...
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Transportation Sustainability Research Center Releases Carsharing Market Outlook
The University of California, Berkeley's Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC), a leading provider of independent shared-use mobility research, announced the release of its Carsharing Market Outlook. Read more at ITS Berkeley.
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CSA member SOCAR from South Korea expands to Malaysia!
SOCAR is a carsharing platform from South Korea that launched in Malaysia in January 2018.
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Convenience key reason for car-sharing: BC survey
Convenience, not the environment, was chosen by an overwhelming majority of people as the top reason why they use car-sharing, according to the results of a survey released today. Read more at Vancouver Sun.
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MDOT MTA Partners with Zipcar to Provide Car-Sharing Options at Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink and MARC Train
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration has partnered with Zipcar to add 15 Zipcars at eight Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink and MARC Train stations.
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CSA member Modo in the news!
The sharing economy just keeps growing in Vancouver.As commuters, this means we have more options available to us. You don’t need to own a vehicle anymore because you can simply sign up for a...
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- Navigating Insurance Policies: What Carshare Companies Need to Know when Buying Insurance Policies for the First Time (Movmi) May 9, 2019 7:39 am
- Selecting a Carshare Technology Vendor (Movmi 2018) May 9, 2019 7:37 am
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- Congestion and Reliability Review (Austroads – 2016) July 7, 2018 3:11 pm
- The Impact of Car Share Services in Australia (Phillip Boyle & Associates – 2016) July 7, 2018 3:06 pm
- Transport on Demand: Accelerating Australian Cities (AECOM – 2016) July 7, 2018 3:05 pm
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- The Evolution of Car Share in the City of Sydney (City of Sydney – 2018) July 7, 2018 3:03 pm
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- Energy, Environmental and Mobility Impacts of Car-sharing Systems: Empirical Results from Lisbon, Portugal (Patrícia Baptista, Sandra Melo, Catarina Rolim – 2014) July 7, 2018 3:01 pm
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- Free-floating carsharing outlook (Vulog – 2017) July 7, 2018 2:57 pm
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- The State of European Car-Sharing (Intelligent Energy Europe:) July 7, 2018 2:55 pm
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- Parking – a key component of integrated sustainable mobility (The Canadian Parking Association – 2014) July 7, 2018 12:38 pm
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- The Ideal Carsharing City (CSA Presentation to the Conference Board of Canada – 2018) July 7, 2018 12:21 pm
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- Carsharing Industry Analysis: The Problem of Fleet Relocation (Movmi – 2018) February 27, 2025 6:30 pm
- Analyse effecten van groei deelautopark / Analysis of the effects of the growth of the shared car fleet (2021) February 27, 2025 6:30 pm
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- Observed Patterns of Use and Users of Free-Floating Car- Sharing April 1, 2023 12:00 am
- Shared-use Mobility Center: Annual Report (2016) July 7, 2018 4:06 pm
- The Impact of Car Share Services in Australia (Phillip Boyle & Associates – 2016) July 7, 2018 3:06 pm
- The State of European Car-Sharing (Intelligent Energy Europe:) July 7, 2018 2:55 pm
- Metro Vancouver Car Share Study Technical Report (Metro Vancover – 2014) July 7, 2018 12:39 pm
- City of Yellowknife Carsharing Bylaw February 27, 2025 6:33 pm
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- City of Ottawa Carsharing Services provisions February 27, 2025 6:32 pm
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- City of Calgary Carshare Parking Policy Update (2018) February 27, 2025 6:31 pm
- Car Sharing: State Laws and Legislation – National Conference of State Legislatures (2017) February 27, 2025 6:28 pm
- Shared Mobility: Removing Regulatory Barriers in Canadian Cities (Équiterre – 2017) July 7, 2018 4:04 pm
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- Portland Carsharing Parking Administrative Rules July 7, 2018 3:20 pm
- San Francisco Car-Share Requirements and Guidelines July 7, 2018 3:19 pm
- Free-Floating Car-Share Pilot and Interim Policy – City of Toronto July 7, 2018 3:12 pm
- Options to Account for Car Share Programs in Parking Standards (ACT Canada – 2009) July 7, 2018 12:55 pm
- Pan-Canadian Perspectives: Regulating car-sharing in Regina (Public Policy & Governance Review – 2018) July 7, 2018 12:21 pm
- Benefits of Carsharing for Cities & Users February 27, 2025 6:28 pm
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- Transforming transport with shared mobility | Sandra Phillips TED Talk (Movmi) May 9, 2019 11:43 am
- Ready for MaaS? (UITP Policy Brief) May 9, 2019 11:42 am
- Mobility as a Service Report (UITP 2019) May 9, 2019 11:40 am
- Transit-Oriented Communities: Design Guidelines (Translink) July 7, 2018 4:09 pm
- Vancouver Transportation 2040 Plan July 7, 2018 4:08 pm
- UITP Combined Mobility Toolbox July 7, 2018 4:08 pm
- Library of the Canadian Urban Transit Association July 7, 2018 4:07 pm
- Shared Mobility and the Transformation of Public Transit (American Public Transportation Association – 2016) July 7, 2018 4:06 pm
- Shared Mobility Toolkit (Shared-Use Mobility Center – 2016) July 7, 2018 4:05 pm
- Shared Mobility: Removing Regulatory Barriers in Canadian Cities (Équiterre – 2017) July 7, 2018 4:04 pm
- Mobility on Demand Operational Concept Report Shaheen, Susan; Cohen, Adam; Yelchuru, Balaji; and Sarkhili, Sara – U.S. Department of Transportation 2017) July 7, 2018 4:03 pm
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- Shared Mobility Policy Briefs: Definitions, Impacts, and Recommendations (Transportation Sustainability Research Center – 2018) July 7, 2018 4:02 pm
- Transport on Demand: Accelerating Australian Cities (AECOM – 2016) July 7, 2018 3:05 pm
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