I was a
founding organizer of a car share coop in Victoria, BC Canada. Prior to moving to Vermont, we were about to sell our car since we walked and bicycled virtually
everywhere in the city. The car share coop had 4 cars and a pickup truck so
when we needed a car or a truck we could just book a time to use one. In
addition, the coop negotiated a deal with a local car rental
agency that gave coop members great deals on car rentals if you needed a
vehicle longer than a few hours or a day. Now we live in Vermont in a great small town but we own
and drive 2 cars!
Car share
businesses and coops are now in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, and probably more cities in Canada, tons in Europe, and in Seattle and Portland and probably more US
cities.
Car shares
are a great solution for most people living in cities and large towns that don’t
need the use of vehicle to commute or to do their job. And if car share coop
members wanted to have an SUV as one of their vehicles they can choose to
purchase one. Victoria’s had an electric truck for awhile as well.
Doug
Patterson
Certified Forest Products and Green Building Consultant
Shoreham, VT 05770
802-897-2840
dougfir@sover.net
