The price-per-mile in car sharing programs is nothing to blink at; it is cheaper than owning a car but much more expensive than biking or taking the bus (the latter of which is free to UW students, by the way).
kathryn on 8/12/03 9:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Did anyone here happen to take Car Sharing LLC up on this invitation? I > have serious doubts about whether such car sharing businesses will > actually serve to reduce car driving in a university city like Madison. > > > The program will undoubtedly do most of its business with presently > car-less UW students living in and around the UW campus area. By > becoming a member of Car Sharing LLC, the individuals will be able to > drive to the big malls and big box stores located off the beltline like > near everyone else in and around Madison presently do; they will also be > able to bar hop to new bars and restaurants not accessible by foot or > bicycle, and to travel to outlying residential areas where a majority of > their professors undoubted live now (and party). > > The car-less student will now have the opportunity to access and use > "community cars", at all hours of the day -- without having to pay for > parking, vehicle maintenance, fuel and car insurance. The students will > still be able to get out of paying for city street maintenance services > (for the most part), because they will still live in the dorms or be > renting apartments where the landlords pay the property taxes. > > As Car Sharing LLC's invitation says: "pay just for the hours and miles > you drive plus a membership fee". [Hidden message: Why ride a bicycle, > wear walking shoes, or check bus schedules (and buy bus tickets) when you > can conveniently drive everywhere your wish to go?] > > Car Sharing LLC is targeting the downtown, near-east and near-west > locations first, which are the areas where most of Madison's UW student > population now live - probably because they can get by without owning and > driving a car. With car sharing now being approved and offered in the > city, the car-less will still be able to get by without owning a car, but > will now have plenty of opportunities to drive one whenever they get the > urge to do so. Seems like a step in the wrong direction, does it not? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sonya C. Newenhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 7:09 PM > To: Sonya Newenhouse > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Car Sharing Update & Invitation 8-05-03 > > You are invited... > > To the first of many informational meetings about Community Car and > carsharing. > > The Carsharing Feasibility Study was completed in September 2002. > Community Car, LLC was incorporated July 4, 2003. > We held our investor closing and hired Jay Ferm, President, on July 16, > 2003. > Service begins September 2003! > > When: Tuesday, August 5, 7pm-9pm > Where: Willy Steet Coop Community Room, 1221 Williamson Street > Why: Learn about joining Community Car, find out where the first cars > will be located and suggest future locations. Refreshments provided. > > What's Carsharing? > Community Car is a member-based carsharing business for Madison, WI. > Members will share access to a fleet of high gas-mileage Members get a > key that accesses all cars in the fleet, they reserve cars on the web or > by telephone. Pay just for the hours and miles you drive plus a > membership fee. Insurance, gasoline and maintenance are included in the > rates. > > Thanks for your support. We look forward to meeting you. > > Regards, > Jay Ferm and Sonya Newenhouse, > Community Car > (608) 204-0000 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
