There's been a push in my area to introduce a similar concept, but with cars. It's based off of the San Francisco model:
Anyone from the Bay area have any feedback?
Anyone from the Bay area have any feedback?
We use bicycles, public transportation, and walking for nearly all of our trips, but rely on citycarshare for shopping, moving furniture, occasional weekend trips, etc. We also use a corporate car share account to move servers to/from the colocation facility.
It's a fantastic service -- far cheaper than owning a car, and zero-hassle. I hated dealing with the complexities of car ownership, from insurance and DMV registration to regular maintenance, speeding/parking tickets, and the general agitation of driving.
If you've never lived without a car, it can be surprisingly liberating to sell yours off.
With the money you save not owning a car, you can afford higher rent for a more desirable area, longer-term car rentals for one-off trips, etc.