Bringing Car-Sharing to Your CommunitY

Car-sharing is a neighborhood-based transportation service that allows people to use a car when needed, without the costs and responsibilities of ownership. It converts automobile use from a prod- uct to a service, providing people with use of a car instead of ownership. Cars of various sizes are kept in small parking lots all over a city. Members make reservations on-line or via a toll-free phone number, walk to the closest lot, access the car using an electronic key fob, and drive off. They are billed at the end of each month based on usage. Car-sharing comes in many forms, even within North...