The national car-sharing program Zipcar has expanded from UC Santa Cruz campus to cover all of Santa Cruz. Now anyone in Santa Cruz who registers for the program can take out one of six Zipcars for anywhere from an hour to four days. The cost of renting the cars is $8 per hour or $66 per day. The cars, which include three Prius hybrids, are parked in four lots, or pods, throughout the city.
The pilot program is intended to reduce congestion from the city’s roads, and reduce emissions as well. Among its supporters are Mayor Mike Rotkin, who has already registered for the Zipcar car-sharing program. “The more options people have,” he says,” the more use of alternative transportation.” Now let’s see if Zipcar expands its fleet beyond the initial six vehicles. Read more at KSBW.
