Recently tried Zipcar as an alternative to traditional car rental. It is worth it in cities that have good public transportation, expensive car rental and hard to find (expensive) parking. New York, Boston and Washington DC, definitely qualify. LA , San Jose and Dallas do not.
The idea is that most of your meetings and your hotel is close to public transportation – so you don’t really need (or want) a car. But getting to Rockville or Englewood or Newton requires a car (if you actually want to get there on time). So, you grab a zipcar right near the tunnel – go to you meeting and bring it back. Or take the Metro to avoid city traffic and then zip out to Silver Spring.
Besides being more convenient and greener – it can also be cheaper. Figure $8-$10/hour or $60-$80/day. And gas is on them. There is a $50 annual fee and a $25 one time fee to start. They have a very good website which explains how it all works. I would be interested in hearing from others who have done this.
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For the benefit of those who have no idea what this is – its kind of like owning a flexible time share on a car fleet. You get a magnetic card. You go online find a car near where you want it (distributed around the city). You reserve it online and just get in the car and drive away. In places like NY – people use this instead of owning a car.
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