Casebook Contents

I. INTRODUCTION 5
  • Organisation of the Casebook 5
  • Inventory Attributes (Basic Operational & Planning Information) 6
UNDERSTANDING CAR SHARING: 1998 PERSPECTIVES

II. CAR SHARING HOLDS THE ROAD IN GERMANY 8

  • A Second Living Room 9
  • Chevy Van in Missouri 10
  • 24-Hour Dispatcher 11
III. INSTEAD OF CARS 13
  • Original Article from RAIN 13
  • The Eugene Car Co-Op 16
IV. OVERVIEW & NORTH AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES 18
  • The Problems 18
  • The Car Sharing Concept 20
  • The European Scene 22
  • Car Sharing in North America 23
  • Benefits 24
  • The Mobility Perspective 25
  • The Future 25
V. INTEGRATION OF CAR-SHARING & SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT 27
  • A Problem with Few Solutions 27
  • Intermodality: 28
  • How does Car-Sharing work? 29
  • Mobility Services as part of an integral approach of least-cost-planning. 32
VI. CAR SHARING & SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: EDINBURGH'S APPROACH 35
  • Introduction 35
  • Transport trends 35
  • Consequences of recent trends 36
  • Edinburgh as a "sustainable city" 37
  • City Car Club 38
  • Car-free residential areas 41
  • A sustainable suburb 45
  • Conclusion 46
VII. THE STATION CAR CONCEPT 47
  • The Transit Perspective 48
  • Why Battery-Powered Electrics? 49
  • An Intelligent Car 50
  • Multiple Use 51
  • Potential Markets for Station Cars 52
  • The High Cost of Underutilized Household Cars 52
  • Station Cars and Land Use Densification 54
  • About the National Station Car Association 54
VIII. "PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVES TO THE CAR" 57
  • Car Free Cities Working Group 57
  • Practical Alternatives to the Car" working group 58
  • Hand-book on "car-sharing" 59
  • Further information 59
IX. BREMEN: URBAN DISTRICT PLANNING WITHOUT CARS 60
  • Abstract: 60
  • Concept and aims 60
  • Implementation 63
  • Results and Impacts 63
  • Source of Information 64
  • Contact: 65
X. CAR SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL COHESION 66
  • Introduction 66
  • Research Strategy 68
  • Conclusion 70
  • References 71
IMPLEMENTATION AIDS

XI. CAN CO-OPERATIVE AUTO NETWORK MEMBERSHIP MANUAL 74

  • Conditions of Membership 74
  • The Membership Manual 75
XII. CARSHARING HANDBOOK & START-UP KIT 85
  • CarSharing Handbook 85
  • The CarSharing Handbook - Contents 86
  • Carsharing Start-up Kit 87
XIII. BUSINESS PLANNING FOR CAR SHARING MOBILITY SERVICES 88
  • 1. Car Sharing - An Introduction 88
  • 2. Pilot Project Description 90
  • 3. Car Sharing Organizational Goals 91
  • 4. Car Sharing Business Structure 92
  • 5. Results From The Market Study 93
  • 6. Marketing Outline 96
  • 7. Member Recruitment 99
  • 8. Competitive Assessment 104
  • 9. Car Share Operations 105
  • 10. Mobility Options 111
  • 11. Car Share Fee Structure 112
  • 12. Financial Analysis 115
  • 13. Long-Term Plan 122
  • 14. Evaluation Outline 126
CONTACTS & SOURCES

XIV. EUROPEAN CAR SHARING MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS 131

  • Austria 131
  • Gemany 132
  • Ireland 136
  • Italy 136
  • Netherlands 136
  • Norway 137
  • Sweden 137
  • Switzerland 137
XV. OTHER CAR SHARING OPERATIONS 138
  • Canada 138
  • Denmark 138
  • France 139
  • Switzerland 141
  • Singapore 143
  • United kingdom 143
  • United states of america 144
  • Organized hitch-hiking 148
XVI. SELECTED READINGS ON CAR SHARING 149
  • From Victoria Car Share Co-op and other Web Sites 149
  • Some Recommended Sources from Bremen Car Free Cities site: 151
  • Car-Sharing - A UK Bibliography 152

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