Cohousing-L Mailing List: re:ithaca eco-villiage car-share

[Duncan Cavens (cavens]

Hi Daniel,

Vancouver has a very successful car-sharing system (I think it was the 
first english speaking car co-op worldwide)- the founder is also very 
helpful and active in promoting car sharing across North America.  (Up 
in Roberts Creek, we've been toying with asking them to park a car near 
our cohousing community, as it will make administration/insurance issues 
much simpler.)  see http://www.cooperativeauto.net/

Over here in Switzerland, where we're located temporarily, there is an 
amazing car sharing system called mobility  (http://www.mobility.ch)  I 
think you need to be able to read German or French to wade through the 
site.  It's probably a bit high tech for your needs, but it's a great 
example of a country-wide system that works amazingly, with 1700 cars 
available to members (I think that the Vancouver car co-op has about 90 
vehicles.)

d.