Bill McKibben, in his new book, _Enough_ (2003), talks about how society needs to be more cautious about adopting new technologies. Most of the book dwells on...
Chris Bradshaw
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Sep 2, 2003 3:34 pm
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Hi all! This seems to be a piece of excellent thinking! There is something in the modern society that seems to appeal to 'more is better', even if it isn't....
Thank you for sharing that. My only problem is the sentence: (For you, a cell phone constantly ringing may be an affirmation of community.) For me, it is not. ...
American mainstream society, including the political and business elites, could learn a tremendous amount from the Amish, the Mennonites, the Native American...
Tuesday, August 26, 2003 -- The first National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) of the 21st century, released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation,...
Hi, Membership is increasing for the Victoria Car Share Co-op. I am now trying to target businesses and non-profit groups, and will be making a presentation...
carsharevictoria
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Sep 11, 2003 6:39 am
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I'd like to suggest a few ideas, 1) as globalization continues to create ever more intricate cooperative networks, efficiencies of scale become increasingly...
Tara You might find our information sheet on car clubs in the workplace useful Good luck! ... Judy Ballard Information Officer Carplus - the car club network ...
Judy Ballard
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Sep 11, 2003 8:28 pm
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Tara - we are in exactly same boat at moment - we also tried local accountants as a kind of 'referall' source - dont know if we've had much success yet. Will...
Hi Tara and all! Some quick thoughts: 1. Your proposed solution (car-sharing) must correspond to the customers needs. That means, find out if they have any...
My suggestion would be to find a champion within organizations (why limit it to non-profits?) and have them help you get to the right people. They're probably...
carshare1@...
Sep 12, 2003 6:39 pm
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Hello everybody, my name is Karl-Heinz Posch, I'm from Graz in Austria, and the Director of Austrian Mobility Research. Thats a private company active in...
Hi Karl-Heinz, I have been working on education and development of carlibraries and an integrated international transport network since 1997, mostly in N....
I agree that it is hard finding the "transportation person" in large organizations. The exception is those organizations that have enough of their _own_ ...
Chris Bradshaw
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Sep 14, 2003 7:59 pm
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Regarding your questions: From USA carharing perspective, my guess is that the ratio of members to vehicles is very much influenced by price of usage, by the...
carshare1@...
Sep 14, 2003 7:59 pm
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Hello Karl-Heinz, My brief answers: 1. As already mentioned: A high monthly fee suits those who use to drive a lot - 10-15 users per car. A low monthly fee (0)...
Chris makes a very important point that, in addition to companies with bus pass programs, those which currently subsidize monthly parking (as opposed to having...
carshare1@...
Sep 15, 2003 7:27 pm
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On price vs. use: Why don't CSOs offer a range of memberships (different fixed + trip costs), like mobile-phone companies. That way will attract a wider range...
I think Stefan highlights a very important issue. Providing a sliding scale seems to reach the widest array of markets for car sharing. Each pricing plan...
focus on more people participating Kevin McLaughlin ... From: "Lane, Clayton" <lanec@...> To: <WorldCarshare@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday,...
Kevin McLaughlin
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Sep 17, 2003 7:23 pm
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Hallo here's DENZELDRIVE speaking, we have different rates for private and business users and we have carsharing and car rental rates Sincerely Peter Novy +43...
Peter Novy (ASS)
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Sep 17, 2003 7:24 pm
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I dont know about other countries, but here a lot of people (me included) have serious TRUST issues with the multiple plan types offered by mobile phone...
Let me reply to some replies. Clayton Lane : "But providing a sliding scale also emulates the main economic problem with car ownership: the more you drive, the...
From the Flexcar Newsletter SEATTLE – Flexcar, the nation’s oldest and largest provider of car-sharing programs, today announced a landmark commitment that...
Hi, I am wondering if flexcar is making it possible for other carsharing/carlibrary orgs to partner with them in this endevor, in order to amplify the benefits...
Hello Vincent. I am Tracy Carroll, co-founder of Flexcar. We are very proud of this carbon nuetral stance. This unique partnership was made possible by some...
effworks@...
Oct 4, 2003 6:36 am
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All, I have the CD ROM from this Bremen workshop via Conrad Wagner thru David Brook. Below is the agenda. If you want any of the papers send me an email and...
Hi Marty, I'm wondering if you might be able to send me the two or three papers that you feel would be of most benefit for educating city officials about the...
