The American rite of passage of getting a car from your parents may be over. Young folks these days aren't that interested in driving. Try getting them a bicycle.READ»
It's just one protected bike lane now, but the Chicago Department of Transportation has a grand vision of miles of bike lanes and a bike-sharing system to rival even the bike-friendliest cities.READ»
Its massive bike share program showed that major cities could let citizens rent bikes, and inspired cities like New York and D.C. to follow suit. Next up: Sharing city-owned electric cars.READ»
There's a fine line between very good and magnetic--a product that's irresistible to customers of many stripes, and preferred many times more than its closest competitors--and often the only way to cross it is to experiment and iterate. READ»
Car sharing isn't new, but what if it was your car that was being shared? A new crop of peer-to-peer hourly car rental companies are popping up--can they gain traction?READ»
After a year of Zipcar availability in Baltimore, a survey finds that Zipcar membership means less driving, more public transportation, more exercise, and better quality of life for everyone.READ»
Thanks to the social web, you can now share anything with anyone anywhere in the world. Is this the end of hyperconsumption? | Illustration by Craig RobinsonREAD»
Everyone loves ZipCar, that handy service for urbanites who need to rent a car for quicky errands rather than whole days at a time. But just like every other damn thing, Europe seems to do this idea slightly better. BMW just launched ...READ»
The firm, which operates out of London's West End, is expecting to take six months to get to the number of vehicles that the U.K.'s "leading car club" took six years to attain.READ»
How can Manhattanites take part in the electric car revolution if they don't have home garages? Icon Parking has about 200 answers for that--and it's good news for Zipcar, too.READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation resigned in a truly innovative way: It wrote a letter to its boss, and sent it snail mail.1. A couple of "cool new mobile features" are to be unveiled by Google on Thursday for Android phones. It's ...READ»
