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Don't Drive, Bike! Get Rolling on Bike to Work Day: May 14th
A car share provider asking you not to drive? Well, City CarShare is not your typical car
sharing organization. We encourage you to use cars only when other options won't do so we
hope you'll join thousands of work-bound bicyclists on Thursday, May 14th for Bike to Work
Day. If you don't ride to work already, this is a great day to jumpstart your biking routine
alongside lots of other new and experienced cyclists. Did you know that door-to-door biking
is often quicker than driving? That's right, one big benefit of biking is predictability-
since you bypass most traffic your commute time stays consistent. As an added bonus you
can pat yourself on the back for a zero-emission commute and fitting in some exercise.
Ways to Get Involved: City CarShare is helping out at Energizer stations throughout the Bay Area from 6:30 am - 9 am. If you are interested in joining us email markeing@citycarshare.org. VolunteerFor info about region-wide Bike to Work Day events, visit 511.org's BTWD site. |
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Sharing our Expertise at TransForm's Summit
Come to the Summit! Ride your bike, take BART or use City CarShare, but don't miss
TranForm's annual get-together on May 16 at Laney College in Oakland. TransForm is a
nonprofit that works to create world-class public transportation and walkable
communities in the Bay Area and beyond. This year's Summit has an especially timely focus: the
critical role of transportation and land use in the health of our economy, pocketbooks, and
the planet.
As a special treat for all you land use aficionados City CarShare and Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates will be co-presenting results that are so impactful and interesting you won't want to miss them. Trust us on this.... the message is a lot more interesting then the title: Getting More with Less: Managing Residential Parking in Urban Developments with 
Carsharing and Unbundling. This impact study highlights examples of how City CarShare
works with developers to identify ways to decrease the number of parking spaces in new
developments, leaving more space for residences, retail and green spaces. Our work with
developers helps us achieve our mission to improve the quality of life in our cities by
finding smart ways to use less space for cars and more space for people.
The Summit is an all-day conference that has sessions on public transportation, housing, walking, bicycling, social justice, health, smart growth, and community planning. The afternoon includes walking, bicycling and transit tours, plus a networking hour. Over 300 people, from interested residents and community activists to nonprofit leaders and policy makers, attend the Summit. Why? Because it's the place to get the knowledge, connections, and inspiration needed to make change in the Bay Area and beyond. Go to www.TransFormCA.org to learn more and register, or call 510-740-3150. |
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Give Back To Your Favorite Nonprofit Car Share Organization with eScrip
Each time you use City CarShare, you invest in our community. After all, City CarShare is
more than a car share service provider. We support the Bay Area through our CommunityShare
programs, such as our discounted low-income plan, wheelchair accessible
AccessMobile,
and youth programs managed in partnership with Bay Area Wilderness Training.
We also support and advocate for many community organizations that help keep the air
cleaner, our roads less congested, our kids safer and our government more efficient. You
can support these programs without spending any extra money by registering your store loyalty cards, credit and
debit cards through eScrip.
Hundreds of merchant partners and eScrip have created a system that rewards customer loyalty by contributing a percentage of your purchases to your chosen group, each time you use a registered card. Take a look at the Merchant Guide to view all merchants contributing in the Bay Area. Shop at over 1,000 of your favorite online merchants, as well, through the Online Mall and earn up to 16% for City CarShare. That's right.... just sign up and every time you use your card, you'll support City CarShare. Sign up online. It's quick and easy:
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SF Pride Picture Perfect Ticket Contest
Everyone knows that a picture is worth a million words. But a picture of our lovely members
using our adorable City CarShare cars? Well, that's just priceless. But also prize-worthy. A
winning photo can get you SF Pride Grandstand seating and VIP party tickets. The 39th annual SF
Pride festivities are coming up June 27th and 28th and we've got the best seats in the house,
as well as VIP admission to the fiercest party. Lucky for you, we're all about sharing, so grab
your camera and strike a pose with one of our cars.
To enter the contest, upload a photo to our Facebook wall by Friday, June 19th. To upload a photo click inside the "Write something..." box, and then click on the photo icon to upload your photo. Winners will get their choice of a pair of Grandstand tickets or VIP party tickets. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality and photo comments. We want our members to weigh in on the winners too, so comment on your favorite photos. The tickets are provided by the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Pride Celebration Committee Inc. as part of our ongoing partnership. As a Bay Area nonprofit, City CarShare is delighted to support and celebrate SF Pride, and we hope to see many of you during the weekend's festivities. And, if you really want to have one of those weekends you'll never forget, come join us as we march in the parade on June 28th. Last year was a hit, but with your participation this year could be the best yet. The Fine Print: No purchase is necessary to enter the contest to win these tickets, valued at $31 for the
grand seating and $31 for the VIP party. You must be a member to enter the contest.
Your chances of winning depend on the number of valid entries received.
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New on the Block! Now in the Presidio!
On Earth Day we launched a new pod in the Presidio. With an array of transit options and
employee shuttles servicing this great park, we are excited to add a new transit amenity that
supports these car-free options for employees, residents and visitors.
Here are the latest additions:
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Member Perks to Keep You Active and Entertained
Shed those extra winter pounds and save money with our new community partnerships.
Discounts on ODC/Dance classes The ODC School and Rhythm & Motion Dance Program offers classes for everyone, from absolute beginners to dance professionals. Choose from many dance disciplines, with 200 classes a week taught by professional instructors. Show your key fob at the ODC front desk, tell them you are a City CarShare member and receive a 10% discount on any adult single class or multiple class cards. Click here to view a class schedule. 
Discarded to Divine - Free Tickets!
Out of a pile of unusable donated clothing the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco has created Discarded to Divine, an event that celebrates fashion and resourcefulness. For the 3rd year professional and aspiring designers will transform discarded, donated clothing into couture fashions and exquisite home decor which the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco will then auction to raise funds for the homeless. The show takes place on Thursday May 7th at 888 Brannan (formerly called the Giftcenter Pavilion), located at 8th and Brannan in San Francisco. We're giving away a free pair of tickets to the fashion show to the member who writes the best recycling tip on our Facebook wall. We will pick a winner on May 6, so act fast. If you are interested in attending in VIP style, City CarShare members can get $20 off (reg. price $125) when you purchase a ticket on their web site using the discount code: citycarsharerocksd2d09. Give Crunch Fitness a Try 
Crunch is a unique fusion of entertainment and fitness. Their cutting-edge classes and shiny machines are sure to encourage, empower and entertain you into getting fit. As a City CarShare member, you can get a complimentary two-week trial membership to any of their 6 Crunch gyms in San Francisco. For details on how to activate your trial membership and for other perks visit our Member Perks page. |
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Pre-Driving Tip: Don't Forget to Keep Us in the LoopAs we all know, change is inevitable. People move, get hitched and constantly switch credit cards to get the best perks. Did you remember to let us know? You can keep your account information fresh by updating it on our website in just 4 simple steps:
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Summertime Fun Around the Bay
We asked our event volunteers why they like to share the word at events. Here's what Sophia said:
"It's always fun to talk to interested people about CCS, because car-sharing is just such a cool idea. Once people know about it, they get so excited! I like being a part of the process. And the events are always at neat festivals, which means that I get to spend part of a day hanging out with cool people, at a cool location, talking about cool stuff. Not a bad deal!"Here's a glance at the events where we will be Sharing the Love in the coming months:
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