Current Students | Zipcar is on Campus!!
For those of you without a car here in Ann Arbor, a solution could be car-sharing.Zipcar, North America’s largest and fastest growing car-sharing company, has arrived at the University of Michigan to provide University faculty,staff and students an alternative to the costs and hassles of keeping aprivately-owned car on or near campus.
Beginning November 1, 2006, a total of six self-service Zipcars – twoToyota Matrixes, two Mazda 3s and two Ford Escapes – will be available foruse 24 hours a day, seven days a week at three University locations,including Central, North and Medical campuses (locations and availabilitycan be accessed at http://www.zipcar.com/umich/find-cars).
The Zipcars will be available to all staff and students aged 21+ at a lowprice, with gas, maintenance, insurance, designated parking and XMSatellite Radio INCLUDED in all low hourly and daily rates. Zipcar wasselected as the car sharing vendor by the University based on its superiortechnology, membership experience and track record in providinguniversities and communities with a proven cost effective solution.
For university students who cannot or do not want to bring aprivately-owned car to school, Zipcar provides the opportunity and freedomto travel off-campus to attend interviews, run errands or take a weekendtrip. Zipcar also eliminates hundreds of dollars in monthly personaltransportation costs such as gas, insurance, maintenance and parking.Zipcar members report they save more than $436/month or $5,232/year usingZipcar versus car ownership, money that can be put toward other morerelevant expenses such as tuition and housing.
For faculty and staff who might consider parking off-site and lowering their parking expenses if it weren’t for the need for mid-day travel on or off-campus, Zipcar provides another option to explore. Subscriptionaccounts can be established for both business and personal travel.
Faculty, staff and students will be able to join Zipcar for an annual feeof $30, which will give members access to cars for $8 per hour or amaximum of $60 per day.
For membership information, please go to http://www.zipcar.com/umich/
Beginning November 1, 2006, a total of six self-service Zipcars – twoToyota Matrixes, two Mazda 3s and two Ford Escapes – will be available foruse 24 hours a day, seven days a week at three University locations,including Central, North and Medical campuses (locations and availabilitycan be accessed at http://www.zipcar.com/umich/find-cars).
The Zipcars will be available to all staff and students aged 21+ at a lowprice, with gas, maintenance, insurance, designated parking and XMSatellite Radio INCLUDED in all low hourly and daily rates. Zipcar wasselected as the car sharing vendor by the University based on its superiortechnology, membership experience and track record in providinguniversities and communities with a proven cost effective solution.
For university students who cannot or do not want to bring aprivately-owned car to school, Zipcar provides the opportunity and freedomto travel off-campus to attend interviews, run errands or take a weekendtrip. Zipcar also eliminates hundreds of dollars in monthly personaltransportation costs such as gas, insurance, maintenance and parking.Zipcar members report they save more than $436/month or $5,232/year usingZipcar versus car ownership, money that can be put toward other morerelevant expenses such as tuition and housing.
For faculty and staff who might consider parking off-site and lowering their parking expenses if it weren’t for the need for mid-day travel on or off-campus, Zipcar provides another option to explore. Subscriptionaccounts can be established for both business and personal travel.
Faculty, staff and students will be able to join Zipcar for an annual feeof $30, which will give members access to cars for $8 per hour or amaximum of $60 per day.
For membership information, please go to http://www.zipcar.com/umich/
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