Carsharing Program Coming to Carlyle, East Eisenhower
Pilot program will take 10 to 12 public parking spaces away from public use.
Alexandria City Council unanimously approved a pilot program Tuesday for on-street carsharing in the Carlyle and East Eisenhower area. The program will take 10 to 12 parking spaces away from public use so Hertz can set up its carsharing vehicles in the area. The company will pay the city $1,500 per space annually. The program was approved for two years, at which point city staff will return to council with data and other considerations. Mayor Bill Euille called the program “a move in the right direction and long overdue.” Zipcar currently operates 16 carsharing vehicles in off-street spaces in private parking facilities and at Metro stations primarily in the Old Town area. The area for the pilot program was chosen because of its density …
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amy lu
2:44 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Re: Councilman Wilson's concern - what differentiates Carlyle is the Carlyle Community Council had been begging the City's permission to allow carsharing for months. It culminated at the April 2012 Traffic & Parking Board hearing when a mere two dedicated, carshare spaces were created. (TES needed time to write the rulebook on privatized public spaces so that's a far as they were willing go ATT… more ›