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Keeping the Zipcar Community Safe
The safety of the Zipcar community is our top priority. That’s especially true as concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19) evolve. Zipcar is considered an essential service and will be here to help you reach the places you need to go. With that in mind, we’ve taken measures to ensure the safety of our community.
What Zipcar is doing:
Parking Nightmare: New Zipcar Survey Uncovers the Stresses and Expenses of Car Ownership and Parking in New York City.
This month, Zipcar conducted a survey of New York City drivers, exploring their habits, preferences and biggest challenges when it comes to owning and parking their cars in the city.
The takeaway? Parking a car is extremely stressful. 92% of respondents feel that finding a public parking spot in the city is at least “slightly stressful,” and more than 60% find it “very stressful” or “extremely stressful.”
Zipcar Continues to Stand for a Shared Future to Reduce Carbon Emissions
We are still in, supporting action against climate change.
In 2018, Zipcar signed the We Are Still In Declaration, a joint statement comprised of the largest and most diverse coalition ever in support for the Paris Agreement, signed by businesses, cities, colleges and universities, cultural institutions, health care organizations, faith groups, state, and tribes. Together, we harness the power of our organizations to act against climate change.
Zipcar Now Offers Free Passes to State and Provincial Parks
Zipcar announced the launch of its free park pass program today, just in time for the busy Memorial Day and Victoria Day travel weekends. The free passes enable Zipcar members to visit and park at select U.S. and Canada parks for free, providing more opportunity to easily and conveniently explore places outside of the city, from hiking trails to campsites and beaches.
Zipcar piloted its free park pass program in five states, and due to its overwhelming success, has scaled it to seven states and Canada beginning May 2019.
Zipcar Showcases Environmental Impact of Personally-owned Cars in One of America’s Most Congested Cities on Earth Day
Ever wonder how much owning a car impacts the Earth? Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network, and a company that provides a greener alternative to car ownership, has created a one-of-a-kind display today that brings carbon emissions to life in an effort to showcase the wastefulness of car ownership.
