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Car sharing

Helsinki tram

The city of Helsinki imagines a car-less and more care-free future

Environment

Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is growing fast. The public transit system is already overcrowded, and there is little money for investing in new roads and highways. City planners say they need a better way for people to get around.

The rise of the collaborative consumption economy

Business, Economics and Jobs

Don’t need your car today? How about renting it out?

Business, Economics and Jobs

Car-Sharing Programs Gain Speed

Development & Education
The World

Car Sharing

The World

Share Tactics

Michael Lawton reports from Germany on the emergence of car-sharing clubs. The clubs give city residents the advantages of a car when they need one without the hassle and cost of individual ownership. Twelve club members share a single car, helping to cut down on congestion, noise and pollution.

The World

The Cooperative Automobile

Reporter Michael Lawton explores a car-sharing program that has taken hold in Germany. The founders of “Stattauto,” which means “instead of a car,” consider private car ownership wasteful and unnecessary for many urbanites.

Vehicle Visionary

Robin Chase is the big thinker, and innovator behind the car-sharing business, Zipcar. She believes to create a more sustainable transportation sector, we must now think about creating electronic devices to communicate with us and help us make smarter tra

The World

Zipcar to go public

Development & Education

Zipcar has filed for a $75 million I.P.O. This comes after a long stretch of companies holding back on going public. New York Times reporter Louise Story responds to whether Zipcar’s confidence is a sign of improving economic times.