Bama has Zipcars

mom2collegekids
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:16:10 +0000

Along with the Crimson Ride which takes students around campus, to Publix grocery store, and to The Strip…

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For those who won’t have cars on campus…

Bama has Zipcars…**

Faculty, staff, and students may join the Zipcar program for a sign-up charge of $35 and then can drive for as little as $8 per hour or $66 per day weekdays and $9 per hour or $72 per day on weekends.

The Zipcars are available to all students, faculty and staff ages 18 and over. Gas, maintenance, insurance and reserved parking are included in low hourly and daily rates.

When you consider that having a car on campus costs about $250 per year for a permit, it’s not too much money to “pool” costs with friends during the occasional time when no one has a car. Also, the cost includes the gas! (Many kids who don’t have cars get driven around by friends/roomies that do have cars).

[University of Alabama News Zipcar Launches Car Sharing Program at UA](http://uanews.ua.edu/2009/08/zipcar-launches-car-sharing-program-at-ua/)

Zipcar allows students to use cars on an hour-long, daily or even a weeklong basis with rates that vary according to the day of the week. Zipcar’s system allows students to join and then reserve a car when they need one.

Once the reservation is confirmed, the member can use their card, or Zipcard, to activate and unlock the reserved car, said Zipcar spokesman Jaime Quick. The keys will be located in the car along with a gas card.

Ronnie Robertson, UA director of transportation, said discussions about a possible partnership with Zipcar began in May.

“Now, I think we’ve completed a full transportation circle,” Robertson said. “We have the Crimson Ride, 348-RIDE through the night, and now we have Zipcar if students need to get off campus.”

[Crimson White - Zipcar comes to UA](http://www.cw.ua.edu/zipcar-comes-to-ua-1.1822528)

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