Car sharing scheme marks tenth birthday
A CAR sharing scheme which was the first of its kind in Britain celebrates its tenth birthday today.
The City Car Club now has around 2000 members and hopes to have 100 car locations across Edinburgh by the end of the year.
A conference is being held at the City Chambers today, organised by the city council and Transform Scotland Trust, which will mark the club's tenth anniversary and discuss sustainable transport.
Chas Ball, founder of City Car Club, said: "Edinburgh has a number of initiatives that make it distinctive in transport and land use planning – high levels of cycling and the introduction of a new tram network to complement a well supported bus network help to keep car use at bay.
"The car club, which is planning to offer its 100th car location this year, is another part of the portfolio that is finally being recognised as an important alternative to car ownership."
Email to a friend
Print this page- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Saturday 26 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 20 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 12 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North east
