friendly travel option
Yale and Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing service, have begun
a partnership to provide Zipcars on campus to University faculty, staff and
students as an environmentally friendly alternative to the cost of keeping
a car on campus.
T H I S
Six self-service Zipcars, including three of Toyota’s Hybrid Prius model,
are available for rent around the clock. The cars, which are located in five
University locations, may be used by all staff and students aged 18 and over.
“Zipcar’s on-campus program allows us to provide our students, faculty
and staff with access to a vehicle when they need one, and helps the University
achieve its goal of reducing the number of single-occupant vehicles on campus,” says
Janet Lindner, associate vice president for administration at Yale. “We
look forward to working with Zipcar to introduce our community to car-sharing
as a sustainable alternative to bringing a privately owned car to campus, and
growing the program as people realize how easy it is to use.”
Lindner says the introduction of car sharing to campus is part of a much larger
initiative to provide more sustainable transportation options to the University
community. Yale has made a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to
10% below 1990 levels by 2020, and plans to launch new incentives for members
of the Yale community to bicycle, walk, ride mass transit, or use car and van
pools to get to and from campus.
Yale currently offers a Guaranteed Ride Home Program and discounted parking to
carpoolers and provides free local transit via its campus shuttle system to the
University community. Global Positioning System (devices added to Yale
shuttle vehicles) allow users to track them along their route in real time, making
it more convenient to use the shuttle. In addition, faculty and staff at the
University can save money on monthly transit costs by paying with pre-tax dollars.
For faculty, staff and students, Zipcar is a cost-effective alternative to driving
alone to campus, and paying for parking, according to Holly Parker, Yale’s
director of sustainable transportation systems. She says Zipcar gives all members
of the Yale community the freedom to travel off campus to run errands or take
a weekend trip, without having to pay to park, maintain and insure a vehicle.
For students, many of whom do not bring a car to campus, it will radically increase
access to off-campus locations, she notes.
Zipcars allow people who come to campus on transit, on foot or by bicycle additional
mobility once they are on campus. “It’s an ideal solution for a campus
setting,” Parker says of the car-sharing program. “We want to reduce
Yale’s impact on the environment, and we’re giving people the tools
they need to participate in the effort.”
Faculty, staff and students may join Zipcar for $35, and have access to Yale
Zipcars for $8.50 per hour or $65 per day. The rates include the cost of gas,
maintenance and insurance. The membership cost may be applied to rental costs
during the first month of membership. Those under 21 must have two year’s
driving experience and a clean driving record. For those over age 21, membership
also provides access to the network of 3,500 Zipcars in North America and the
United Kingdom.
To become a Zipcar member or to learn more about Yale’s Zipcar Program,
visit www.zipcar.com/yale.
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