ZipCar, in collaboration with the U of M, has placed 6 cars in Ann Arbor, in 3 locations.

Zipcars live in your neighborhood! Drive MINIs, VWs, cars that haul and more. By the hour or day. Includes gas, insurance and parking. Simply reserve online, walk a block and drive away.

This is both a tech and eco find. Reservation of the cars is done online and access to the car is through a magnetic stripe card. By sharing transportation assets in a high density area we can reduce the use of individual cars for errand and other short trips.

Question: Should the IT dept join and give it a try for a couple of months? (The nearest cars are an 11-minute walk.)
Links: To Find the Cars, AutoblogGreen

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