Goucher students Zipcar their way to green living
Goucher College said today it is partnering with Zipcars, the world's largest provider of cars on demand by the hour or day, to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to keeping a personal car on campus for university faculty, staff and students.
Beginning today, two self-service Zipcars – both Honda Civic Hybrids – will be available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Goucher says the cars will be located in the Dorsey Center Parking Lot and will be available to all staff and students aged 18+, with gas, maintenance, insurance, and reserved parking included in low hourly and daily rates.
This is not Goucher's first foray into providing environmentally friendly transportation resources for its campus.
Goucher launched a free community bicycle program that allows students, faculty, and staff to use a fleet of 10 bikes for transportation and recreation on and off campus this semester. Those Goucher Greenies are also already into recycling, composting, sustainable food service, and energy conservation programs.
It's been a long, long time since I was in college, but I would have loved this program.I couldn't afford to bring my old jalopy to campus (no gas money, insurance, etc.), but I might have been able to scrape together enough money for the few times a year I needed transportation for class assignments off campus.
Zipcar says it offers the freedom to travel while eliminating hundreds of dollars in monthly transportation costs, saving members an average of $600 a month or $7,200 a year when compared with car ownership.
To join, faculty, staff, and students pay $35 to access Goucher’s Zipcars for $7 per hour or $60 per day. Local Baltimore resident ages 21 and over can also join for $75 ($25 one-time application fee and $50 annual fee). All members 21 and over will also have access to Zipcar’s network of more than 5,500 vehicles throughout North America and the United Kingdom.
Categories: Budgeting, Cars, Cheap/Frugal, Greenies
