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Car share venture launched

Membership provides access to two cars on campus

- March 25, 2011

Juanita Currie with her WeCar membership card. (Nick Pearce Photo)
Juanita Currie with her WeCar membership card. (Nick Pearce Photo)

It’s no joke. Starting April 1, 鶹ý is entering into a car-share venture with Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

鶹ý will have access to two “WeCars”—available on campus for an hour’s jaunt to the grocery store, a meeting out of town or a weekend getaway. Aside from the financial benefits and convenience,car share programs can help to reduce the number of cars owned andused daily.

"It's just one strategy in our comprehensive transportation plan," says Rochelle Owen, director of 鶹ý's Office of Sustainability. "It's another way to encourage people to leave their cars at home—and if they do need a car for a meeting or whatever—they can use one of these."

To get access to the WeCars, 鶹ý employees and students over the age of 21 will be able to register as members of a the car-share program. Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s WeCars will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for business and personal use for a $10 hourly fee. Interested participants canregister online at .

Once registered, car-share members will receive a membership card with which they can reserve one of the WeCars by logging in and providing their Banner ID. To be eligible for a business membership, 鶹ý employees must have a 鶹ý PurchasingCard (P-Card). The P-Card can be obtained through the .

Employees are encouraged to speak with their supervisors about thisopportunity. Business Memberships are available to all employees of鶹ý ages 18 and up, providing they have a valid driver’s license.

Separate personal memberships are also available to 鶹ýemployees, as well as to students 21 years and older. Unlike thebusiness memberships, the personal memberships require a $45 annualmembership fee.

WeCars—a Chevy Malibu hybrid and a Ford Fiesta—will be parked in specially reservedparking spaces on campus.

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