A new service, Zipcar, aims to provide CSULB students and faculty with an easier and cheaper way to commute to-and-from campus in today's poor economy.At CSULB, there are about 40,000 total students and faculty that commute or live on the campus, so traffic congestion and parking shortages are a problem.
School officials announced two weeks ago a new partnership with Zipcar, which will make self-service cars available on campus for 24 hours, seven days a week.
Even CSULB President F. King Alexander says that "Zipcar will be a new key addition to our efforts to reduce congestion and parking demand on campus."
This program will provide a vehicle to the users when they need it. There are already five vehicles parked on the campus in designated areas, and users can reserve the cars for a $35 annual fee, and rates as low as $8 an hour, including both gas and insurance. Finally, students and faculty alike can both use a car at a fraction of the cost of owning a vehicle.
Zipcar has been around since 2002 and has partnered with over 120 other colleges and universities nationwide, and is available in 50+ cities spread across the US and the UK. There is more selection of cars to choose from with the nationwide Zipcar, but CSULB will be limited to only a few choices.
You can find out more about Zipcar at homepage.
via LBPost.com
Photo credit: Victoria Sanchez, CSULB
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