Citycarshare.org - Non-Profit Car Share

CityCarShare is dedicated to improving the environment by encouraging car sharing over car buying. They believe that by providing a very reliable, convenient and affordable service, people will prefer borrowing a car instead of owning one. In this manner, parking problems, traffic and an over-dependence on oil will become a thing of the past. If you live in the Bay Area, CityCarShare is simple to start using and you can reserve a car 24/7 either online or by phone. When you join, you get an electronic key that opens any car you reserve and you simply pay a small hourly rate plus gas. CityCarShare has a fleet which includes environmentally friendly hybrids, minis, trucks and wagons.

“City CarShare is a Bay Area nonprofit on a mission to provide convenient, affordable access to cars so that we can reduce individual car ownership—and improve the environment and quality of life in our cities.”

Car sharing has become increasingly popular in big cities across North America over the last couple of years. Citycarshare was one of the first companies to start offering this type of service and their non-profit status makes them particularly attractive.

This is obviously a great way of reducing congestion in major cities across the country. Perhaps government should start chipping in as well by offering tax breaks for people who decide to share a car instead of buying one.