1. Car Share Kansas City
Jackie Wells, 2015

2. Outline
Background
Models and Providers
Usage Rates
Car Share in Kansas City
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3. What is Car Sharing?
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4. Car Share Models
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Free parking
available for
users at
designated
zones
throughout
the city
Free parking
available for
users at any
public space
throughout
the city
Spaces agreed
upon by the City
and Car Share
Organization
(CSO)
Spaces can be
provided for free
(Baltimore) or,
must be paid for
(San Jose)
A-A A-B

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Car Share Providers
A-A A-B
Zip-Car Car2Go
Enterprise Car Share
Hertz On Demand
Uhaul Car Share
Typically, a city will introduce car share with an A-A CSO, as the system
expands, A-B CSOs then find a place in the market.

6. 6http://www.autorentalnews.com/channel/rental-operations/article/story/2015/03/carsharing-state-of-the-market-
and-growth-potential.aspx
Car Share Vehicle Growth in the US

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Car Share Implications
➔ ZipCar members:
◆ 20 percent of corporate Zipcar members reported that they sold a
personally owned car after joining the program
◆ 20 percent avoided buying a car as a result of joining the car sharing
service
◆ helped decrease the need for at least 33,000 vehicles on the roads of
North America
◆ members who abandoned car ownership
● 41 percent take public transportation
● 22 percent travel via bicycle
● 41 percent walk more often
http://www.travelpulse.com/news/car-rental-and-rail/study-finds-zipcar-membership-reduces-personal-car-

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Car Share in Kansas City, Today
Zip Car
➔ UMKC (2012)
◆ Toyota Prius and Ford Focus
◆ $8.50/hour and $7.50/hour
◆ $69/day
➔ KCI (2015)
◆ Honda Civic and Honda CRV
◆ $10/hour
◆ $79/day
➔ Gas, insurance and 180 miles included in both
http://info.umkc.edu/sustainability/events/zipcar-is-coming-to-the-umkc-campus/http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article30331164.html

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Car Share in Kansas City, Tomorrow
➔ Deadline for proposals, 12/15/15
➔ Open to AA and AB CSOs
➔ Commitment to operate for three years
➔ Free parking for first year

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City’s Goals
➔ a self sustaining program
➔ 50-100 unique members for each vehicle
➔ 5-10 percent decrease in private vehicle
ownership
➔ increased use of alternative transportation
by members
“The City anticipates that a car share program could enhance Kansas City’s KC
Green initiative by making transportation alternatives more viable.”

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Conclusion
➔ Estimated that Kansas City will have car
share by January, 2016
➔ If goals are met could lead to:
◆ decreased congestion
◆ increased environmental quality
Questions?