Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.69
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Jan. 5, 2011
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Indiana University Bloomington
Tier2-12: Car Sharing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Jamie Panunzio
Sustainability Research Reporting and Database Intern
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution participate in a car sharing program, such as ZipCar or HourCar?:
Yes

A brief description of the program:

The Zipcar program offers Hoosiers convenient, cost-effective alternative to owning a car or bringing one to campus. The service helps the university manage the increasing demand for parking and associated congestion while offering students a convenient, economical and environmentally friendly alternative to owning a car. Beginning Feb. 9,2010, four hybrid, fuel-efficient Zipcars were made available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That fleet has grown to 6 vehicles currently with plans to continue to increase the number of vehicles as demand continues to increase.

The Indiana University Student Association also launched a Zimride program. The Zimride platform connects IU community members through an easy to use private network that will reduce campus traffic, parking difficulties, and provide substantial cost-savings for the community. Starting April 20, 2010, all IU Bloomington students, faculty and staff can access the IU Zimride system for free at http://www.zimride.com/iub. This program now has over 2000 subscribers.


The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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