Car share works better in suburbs when paired with transit

I know it seems impossible to believe but there are suburban communities working on transportation strategies that don't rely on everyone owning a car. I know, wacky, huh?

 

 

"For that reason, it was suggested that potential suburban car-sharing services form partnerships with regional transit providers. The coordination makes good sense: transit agencies put some money up front now with the expectation of gaining new habitual riders in the future, while the car-sharing service breaks into the suburban commuter market. That idea is already starting to play out; Portland's TriMet recently partnered with Zipcar to offer car-sharing at three transit stations."

 

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