[ShareTompkins] Fwd: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Ithaca Carshare Among Founders of CarSharing Association

[Shira Golding]

yay ithaca carshare!!

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> From: Ithaca Carshare <info at ithacacarshare.org>
> Date: January 24, 2011 3:38:36 PM EST
> Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Ithaca Carshare Among Founders of  
> CarSharing Association
> Reply-To: Ithaca Carshare <info at ithacacarshare.org>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Car Sharing Association Announced; Ithaca Carshare Among Founding  
> Members
>
>
> CONTACT: Jennifer Dotson, Ithaca Carshare,  
> jennifer at ithacacarshare.org, 607.277.3210 x3
>
>
> Washington, DC (January 24, 2011)—Eighteen carsharing organizations  
> around the world have announced formation of an association that  
> sets the ethical, social and environmental bar for the carsharing  
> industry. The driving principles of the new CarSharing Association  
> (CSA) focus on environmental and social impact and responsibility,  
> education, research and ethical practices (www.carsharing.org).
>
> The goals of carsharing organizations in the CSA include reducing  
> the number of cars on the road, relieving congestion, and increasing  
> transportation options. Unlike “cars on demand” services, member  
> carsharing organizations are “transit-oriented” services,  
> encouraging carsharing as part of a sustainable transportation  
> network of choices that includes walking, cycling, and transit.
>
>
> “We view our carsharing programs as an important public service,  
> providing mobility that fixed-route transit and active  
> transportation can't,” said Jennifer Dotson, Executive Director of  
> Upstate New York's Ithaca Carshare, at 13 vehicles and 1000 members  
> one of the smallest organizations in the new CarSharing Association.  
> “Ithaca Carshare and other members of the Association are an  
> important part of the transit community; enhancing mobility options  
> and sustainable communities at the same time.”
>
>
> The Association’s member organizations span from Sydney to Halifax  
> to Minneapolis to Sao Paolo and represent approximately 100,000  
> members across the globe. CSA members include innovators of  
> carsharing in North America, the oldest of which has been operating  
> since 1994. Unlike traditional car rental, carsharers use vehicles  
> by the hour at a cost that includes gas, insurance, parking and  
> maintenance. The CSA encourages closer integration of shared  
> services among member organizations, including roaming memberships,  
> support of other sustainable transportation, and facilitation of  
> research.
>
>
> “Carsharing is a reliable and flexible alternative to car  
> ownership,” states the CSA’s founding document, “Its mission, vision  
> and values lead to actions aimed at decreasing individual car  
> ownership, reducing vehicle distance traveled, improving urban land  
> use and development, and providing affordable access to vehicles for  
> all constituencies – including those less able to afford car  
> ownership.”
>
>
> CSA members have created and agree to adhere to a strict Code of  
> Ethics and Standards of Practice for carsharing. Key themes include  
> upholding the association’s social and environmental commitment,  
> establishing and maintaining standards for the industry, quality of  
> service to members and stakeholders, and vital public education and  
> research.
>
>
> Founding members of the CarSharing Association are:
>
>
> Ashland CarShare (Ashland)
> Media contact: Becky Brown ashlandcarshare at gmail.com
> AutoShare (Toronto)
> Media contact: Kevin McLaughlin kevin at autoshare.com
> Buffalo CarShare (Buffalo)
> Media contact: Creighton Randall c.randall at buffalocarshare.org
> The Car Co-op (Vancouver)
> Media contact: Tanya Paz tanya at car.coop
> CarShare Vermont (Burlington)
> Media contact: Candy Page cpage at burlingtonfreepress.com
> CarShareHFX (Halifax)
> Media contact: Pam Cooley pmcooley at carsharehfx.ca
> City CarShare (San Francisco)
> Media contact: Anita Daley adaley at citycarshare.org
> CityWheels (Cleveland)
> Media contact: Ryan McKenzie ryan at mycitywheels.com
> Communauto (Montreal, Quebec City, Gatineau, Sherbrooke)
> Media contact: Marco Viviani mviviani at communauto.ca
> Community Car (Madison)
> Media contact: John Ribolzi john.ribolzi at communitycar.com
> eGo CarShare (Denver and Boulder)
> Media contact: Karen Worminghaus karen at carshare.org
> GoGet (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane)
> Media contact: Bruce Jeffreys bruce at goget.com.au
> HOURCAR (Minneapolis)
> Media contact: Christopher Bineham christopherb at thenec.org
> I-GO Car Sharing (Chicago)
> Media contact: Sharon Feigon sharon at igocars.org
> Ithaca Carshare (Ithaca)
> Media contact: Jennifer Dotson jennifer at ithacacarshare.org
> PhillyCarShare (Philadelphia)
> Media contact: Judith Harvey judith at phillycarshare.org
> VRTUCAR (Ottawa)
> Media contact: Wilson Wood woodw at vrtcar.com
> Zazcar (Sao Paolo)
> Media contact: Felipe Barroso contato at zazcar.com.br
>
>
> Ithaca Carshare is a locally controlled nonprofit carsharing  
> organization that enhances community access to transportation while  
> reducing its negative environmental and economic impacts. Since  
> launch of service in 2008 the organization has grown to serve over  
> 1,000 members with a fleet of 13 vehicles around Ithaca, and  
> regularly works in partnership with human service, environmental,  
> community, financial and other organizations to further its mission.
>
>
> ###
>
>
> -- 
> IthacaCarshare.org
> 607.277.3210

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