

We hope it will be equally successful in West Hollywood,” continued Councilmember Heilman. “The program is very popular in a number of locations in the country and in Southern California. “The partnership we have forged with Zipcar is designed to give residents and visitors an option when they have a need for a car for a short period of time,” said West Hollywood Councilmember John Heilman.
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National studies have shown that each car shared takes 15 privately owned vehicles off the road, and that vehicle miles traveled per driver is reduced almost 50 percent when car owners switch to car sharing. The company has about 650,000 members and 9,500 vehicles in urban areas and college campuses throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.As an environmentally friendly transportation option, Zipcar will help to reduce West Hollywood’s carbon footprint. Zipcar will open its new office early next month. The company now has 125 vehicles throughout the Southland, including Loyola Marymount University, Occidental College, UC Irvine and Pomona College. “Car sharing programs give their members a greener, cleaner transportation alternative, and L.A.’s partnership with Zipcar is giving Angelenos that option,” City Council President Eric Garcetti said. The company has been in the city since 2006, but the cars have been mostly limited to the campuses of USC and UCLA and the Hollywood area. Cars can be reserved for as short as an hour or for up to several days for $8 per hour or about $70 per day. Gasoline, reserved parking spots, insurance, roadside assistance and up to 180 miles per day are included in the hourly and daily rates. The Zipcar model allows members to reserve short-term day or hourly rentals online for cars parked in designated locations around the city.


will become an excellent car sharing city over time.” “We’re already seeing adoption trends and usage patterns similar to our other major markets, and with the increased number of vehicles, technology enhancements and a consumer base driven by smart consumption, we think L.A.

is increasingly becoming an ideal market for car sharing,” said Mark Norman, president and chief operating officer of Zipcar. “Zipcar believes the car capital of the U.S. The company said the new office will enable it to make its cars available from San Diego to San Francisco. LOS ANGELES – The car-sharing company Zipcar today announced plans to open a regional office in Los Angeles and make more of its cars available around the region.
