About Car Sharing

Library books and car sharing?

A library is an efficient system for sharing a large collection of books.  The books cater to most interests and needs, and are available on a first come - first serve basis.  Once you have a library card, you're able to take out any book you want and there's a deadline when you'll need to have it back for someone else to read.  Using the library, instead of buying the book yourself, saves you money, reduces clutter in your home, and spreads out the environmental impact of producing that book - the trees cut, the energy, the ink - among a larger group of readers.  In fact, the environmental savings can be even greater if having a library leads to fewer books being produced in the first place!

With car sharing, we have a large collection of vehicles (cars, trucks, mini vans, mini coopers...) that are available to registered drivers on a first come - first serve basis.  You choose the best car for your trip, then bring it back for the next person to use.  Using a shared car saves you money over owning a car yourself, and reduces the number of vehicles cluttering up your streets at home, leading to less noise, more safety, and less road rage!  At the same time, it spreads among many people the environmental impact of manufacturing each car - the material composites of the frame, the energy used, the paint - and can even reduce the number of vehicles being manufactured.

Please read on or contact us for more information about car sharing.  CAN can help you decide whether joining a car sharing organization is the right choice for you - or, if you are so charged, help you form policy or start your own organization.