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Cleaner Air - Take the Spare the Air Pledge!
Take a deep breath. Notice anything? As a City CarShare member, you have a lot to do with the
quality of the air we all breathe. That's because you help reduce automobile emissions by
10's of millions of pounds each year. But that breath could be cleaner.
You can do your part to freshen up our air by joining others in our community who have
taken the Spare the Air pledge.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District and City CarShare have partnered to reward Bay Area residents that pledge to reduce their contribution to air pollution by driving less. Just go to www.sparetheair.org and click on the City CarShare Spare the Air logo, and make the pledge. You'll receive driving credits as our thank you. Your employer can also take the pledge to improve our Bay Area air. Register your employer for the Spare the Air Employer Program so you can get access to free tools to educate your co-workers about Spare the Air and ways to prevent air pollution. Click here for more details. While you're at it, ask your employer to take the next step in supporting alternative commuting by activating a City CarShare business plan. With a City CarShare business membership, employees can take public transit to work and have convenient access to nearby cars for off-site meetings. When your business or nonprofit organization takes the pledge at www.sparetheair.org, City CarShare will waive the annual fee for the first year, a value of up to $120. Plus, through our ongoing Tell a Friend program, if your employer let's us know you referred them, we'll give you $50 in driving credit. Click here, or give us a call at 415-995-8588 to learn more about how your co-workers - and you - can Spare the Air with a City CarShare business plan. |
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New Honda Civic Hybrid and New Pods!
As a City CarShare member, we know you're conscious of your carbon footprint. This month we are proud to announce a new, super ultra low emission and fuel-efficient addition to our fleet: the Honda Civic Hybrid. This car starts with a classic key instead of a push-button and is equipped with luxury features like an iPod jack and USB port. Also, with up to 45 mpg on the highway and an Advanced Technology Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle (AT-PZEV) rating, you'll be able to get where you need to go while treading light on the environment. New Pod
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Member Perks For YouWe hope you feel good about being a member of City CarShare. We're a feel good kind of organization dedicated to improving the environment and quality of life in the Bay Area. But you know that. So what else is new? How about great deals from community oriented businesses and friends? Your handy key-fob gets you discounts to dozens of Bay Area businesses as well as nonprofit memberships.With our Member Perks program you can save money while supporting local businesses. Enjoy discounts to business like Farm Fresh to You, Sports Basement, Green Citizen, and more. We also have a special partnership with Goodwill so when you use a City CarShare vehicle to transport donations, we'll give you $10 in driving credits. Our Member Perks program is a wonderful way for businesses to reach City CarShare's fast-growing, diverse members. As a Bay Area nonprofit, we partner with and support local groups and businesses. If you are interested in partnering with us to offer other City CarShare members an exclusive discount on your product or service, please email marketing@citycarshare.org for more information. Visit our Member Perks page to see what rewards we already have in store for you. New businesses will be added frequently, so check back often! | ||
Changes in the AirOur members are not shy about telling us what they enjoy and value. We adore you for this. We also hear from you when you're not so happy. This helps us improve our service and we appreciate your feedback. Based on your input and our discussions with other socially responsible car sharing organizations, we've noted common problems where a few car share members don't adhere to the basic rules for sharing. These few members are inconveniencing others and creating higher costs for all of us. Therefore, we've made a few changes to our fees and rules to encourage high quality sharing. For those of you who have been "gracefully rolling in" late, please note that we no longer offer a grace period. Please consider adding 15 minutes to your reservation. It will only cost an additional $1.25. Other notable changes: Now cats and dogs are allowed to ride in our cars as long as they are in pet carriers. These changes will take place starting on March 1. For more details, please go to our fees and credits page. Please remember that you can always download the most recent member handbook from our log in page as well. |
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Weigh in on Transportation Plans for the Future
After nearly two years of discussion and analysis, The Metropolitan Transportation Commission
recently released the Draft Transportation 2035 Plan: Change in Motion, which is the Bay
Area's transportation blueprint for the next 25 years. The plan details innovative
approaches such as a Transportation Climate Action Campaign to target greenhouse gases, a
major public transit expansion program, traffic congestion reduction and more.
As a Bay Area resident you have the ability to make your voice heard on these influential changes. Over the next few weeks, the draft document is available for public review and comment. Click here to view the Draft Transportation plan online, and then follow the steps at the bottom of the page to express your opinion. Let us know what you think on our LinkedIn and Facebook pages. Write In Written comments on the Draft Transportation 2035 Plan must be received by 4 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2009. Written comments must be submitted to MTC via mail (at 101 Eighth St., Oakland, CA 94607, Attn: Public Information); via e-mail to info@mtc.ca.gov or faxed to MTC at 510.817.5848, Attn: Public Information. Comment at a Public Hearing Additional comments can be made before the Commission at its public meetings up to adoption of the plan, expected March 25, 2009. | ||
Driving Tip: Find an Empty Gas Tank? Let us Know
Lorna, a CCS member for over six years, is feeling a little frustrated with some of her
neighbors who share our cars with her. She reports the cars at her pod have gas tanks less
than half full far too frequently.
Lorna took the time to write us, so we're taking the time to remind you that an integral part of sharing is returning the car with at least half a tank of gas. Opt in for our automatic text message reservation confirmations, so you always have your Gas Card Driver ID handy if you drain the tank. (Log in and go to the Preferences page in the Account Info section. Enter your 10-digit cell phone number followed by @ and your carrier's domain in the text message confirmation box (ex. 4159958588@txt.att.net). We have a reference guide to help you get started.) If you come across a vehicle with less than half a tank of gas, report it by emailing Member Service or calling us at 415-995-8588. We'll need your name, member number, date, time, and VIN number, so we can investigate and assign a fee to those committing the car sharing faux pas. Once you've notified us, please fill the tank so the next member doesn't get stranded and send us the receipt for reimbursement. Your fellow members - and our staff - will truly appreciate it. While we hate to do it, we charge a fee to members who return a car with less than half a tank of gas. These fees are designed to remind and reinforce the idea that we are all sharing together and that inconveniencing each other is not in the spirit of sharing. | ||
Free Tickets to Two Lovers for Sharing the Love
With love in the air, it's the perfect time to catch the new romantic flick by Magnolia
pictures, Two Lovers.
Become a CCS fan on Facebook
and be one of the first 20 members to email marketing@citycarshare.org
to snag a free pair of tickets to the promotional screening on February 24th at 7:30 PM at
the Landmark Embarcadero theatre.
Click here to become our Fan on Facebook and win more chances for free tickets and special deals. | ||
Art for Our Time - ODC/Dance Thanks to ODC, dance that evokes something akin to community is not only possible—it's also hip. — San Francisco Bay GuardianCity CarShare is thrilled to partner with another local nonprofit, ODC/Dance. Known for their fiercely athletic and socially motivated dances, Artistic Director Brenda Way and Co-Artistic Director KT Nelson have drawn on their considerable artistic DNA to produce two new pieces teeming with emotional intelligence. Don't miss Brenda Way's In the Memory of the Forest, a multi media work inspired by a young woman's flight from Warsaw, and KT Nelson's Grassland, a dynamic exploration of nature. ODC/Dance's 38th season will run from March 12-29 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. For more information visit http://www.odcdance.org and stay tuned for special ODC/Dance ticket offers in next month's newsletter! photo credit: RJ Muna
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