Car-sharing gives people the perks of a private vehicle without the hassles of owning one, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Here's how urbanists can use this car-rental model to strengthen their communities.
Munich expands car-sharing service with exclusive parking spaces SHARE NOW draws positive conclusions
, , , , 150 new parking spaces deployed across 25 mobility points , , Successful cooperation between the state capital and SHARE NOW , , SHARE NOW with an additional presence at Mobility congress in Munich , , , , , , SHARE NOW, Europes market leader and pioneer in free-floating car-sharing, welcomes the introduction of new exclusive car-sharing spaces created by the Mobility Department of the City of Munich. This expansion supports the vision of shared mobility and multimodality in the stat...
The EV transition isn't just about cars – the broader goal should be access to clean mobility for everyone
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“Keep on fighting, that’s the message – it’s worth it,” insists Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager for Sustainable Mobility at the Municipality of Bremen. He would know. The idea of car sharing was one of the first things to hit his desk when he started working for the city back in 1990, and in 2020
City to reserve more parking spaces for carsharing
The city’s pilot project to provide street and municipal-lot parking spaces for carshare services was successful, and the program would be made permanent, the city’s Department of Transportation announced. At Smith and Butler streets in Cobble Hill, the site of two on-street carshare spaces, on Earth Day, DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman announced the program would expand from 14 pilot …
City of Boston expanding car-share program to 250 parking spaces
Before leaving his post for a cabinet position in Washington, outgoing Mayor Marty Walsh announced Boston would be expanding its Car Share Boston pilot program from 40 reserved parking spaces up to 250 on local streets and municipal parking lots.
Innovative Twin Cities car-share project to democratize electric vehicles
Car sharing and electric vehicles are both big ideas that could transform transportation in the Twin Cities. So why not combine them? That’s the plan for an ambitious pilot program.
New Arizona Development Bans Residents From Bringing Cars
A $140 million Arizona development is banning all privately owned cars in favor of scooters, bikes, and ride-sharing, testing demand for a new type of walkable neighborhood.
