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...thinking for the U.S.'s gridlocked cities--hassle-free, hourly rental, a concept that has been popular in Europe for two decades. For every vehicle in a car-sharing fleet, transportation planners say about 10 cars are taken off the roads. Moreover, when drivers pay by the hour, they tend to drive less. They walk more, take the occasional bus or clump their errands together in one trip. While car sharing is now available in nine big cities and a score of smaller towns, in many places the operations are still seedling, with just a few cars. Expansion is under...
...Arlington pay membership fees for any residents who want to join a car-sharing plan. In Greenbelt, Md., the city leases a vehicle from Zipcar, a Massachusetts-based car-sharing firm, stationing it at a senior-citizens complex and renting it to elderly residents for only $1 an hour. And in Philadelphia, officials are auctioning off 329 vehicles from the municipal fleet and using PhillyCarShare, a local nonprofit, as an alternative. Projected savings: $1 million a year...
...sharing. Or merely gave up that second or third car. The American Automobile Association estimates that it costs an average $703 a month to own a modest vehicle--what with payments, depreciation, insurance, maintenance and gasoline. Yet government surveys show that most cars are driven only about an hour a day. Those same 30 hours a month would cost less than $300 in a car-share program. Zipcar and Seattle-based Flexcar, the industry leaders, charge an annual membership fee of $25 to $50 and an hourly rate of $7.50 to $10, depending on the user's monthly driving plan...
Among the enthusiasts are transit officials desperately seeking to boost ridership on buses and trains. Car sharing is not designed for traveling from home to work and back--the cost would be too high for a 10-hour day. But, stationed near office buildings and along rail lines, shared cars offer "mobility insurance" for workers who avoid mass transit because they just might need a car for a midday errand. The message: If you must own a car, leave it in your garage at home. Washington Metro officials have placed 107 Flexcars and Zipcars at 66 city and suburban stations...
...sleepy village of 1,600 on the eastern fringe of Cincinnati, Ohio, knows where Matt Maupin is, he is everywhere. SPC MATT MAUPIN--OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOURS, the big electric sign at Jeff Wyler Auto Mall flashes once a minute. At the top of every hour, the local oldies radio station, WGRR, airs a booming jingle: "Joining you in all our prayers for Matt Maupin." Incongruous messages dot the strip malls along busy Route 32, which bisects Clermont County. PRAY FOR MATT MAUPIN AND FAMILY LARGE CHEESE $5.99, says the sign outside Snappy Tomato Pizza...