Hertz Car Sharing Proposal to Go Before Council in January
The city already operates a similar program, Carshare Alexandria!
Alexandria City Council is slated to decide Jan. 8 whether to allow a private company to use public parking spaces in the city for a car sharing program. The issue is whether the city should designate certain public spaces for private car share users 24 hours a day. Council members must decide where the spaces would be located, how many and what licensing fee the company making the proposal, Hertz, would pay the city, said Sandra Marks, acting deputy director for the city Department of Transportation and Environmental Services. "The city is active in promoting alternate modes of transportation, and car sharing allows people the ability to commute by transit, get rid of their car, and have a car if they need to make a trip,” Marks said. "… …
Carolyn Griglione
6:51 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
What about the needs of elderly and less mobile people who drive but walking or taking transit is not a possibility for them? Many do not qualify for a 'handicap' space. They have and are paying taxes for these parking places. Walking a small distance is difficult for many elderly people. I always want to remind younger people that they need to be sympathetic to the needs of the elderly. Unless … more ›