Car Sharing at UC Berkeley
About Car Sharing
UC Berkeley has a variety of car sharing services on, or just adjacent to campus—City CarShare, Flexcar and Zipcar—plus one short-term rental service—Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Each service provides its members with short-term car rentals.
Car sharing fits perfectly in a University setting. The services of these agencies allow access to a car for such things as grocery runs and errands— without the burden of owning, insuring, parking, and maintaining a vehicle. Students, who typically have tight budgets and very limited parking options, benefit from easy access to a vehicle on campus when they need it, while for staff and faculty, car sharing can solve the problem of needing a second vehicle or access to a car at work even if the primary commute is made via transit, carpools, or other alternative modes. This alternative to car ownership can support a green decision not to own a car at all.
The vehicles are conveniently located on-campus as well as the City of Berkeley and throughout the region. Each car sharing service offers its own unique fee structure, eligibility requirements and philosophies. Check each of them out and choose the one that suits your needs.
If you usually commute using alternative transportation methods such as BART, bus, or bicycle, you may be eligible for New Directions Program Occasional Use permits for campus parking in certain lots. Call the P&T office for more info.
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City Carshare membership car sharing
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City CarShare, a local non-profit car-sharing membership organization, has been on campus for several years. The City CarShare vehicle is located in the Dana/Durant Parking Lot. Members have access to the UC Berkeley campus vehicle, as well as to the complete City CarShare network that includes Downtown Berkeley pods.
For more information visit City CarShare's web site. |
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Flexcar
membership car sharing
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Flexcar is new to the campus and provides both a standard membership program for those over 21 years of age and a pilot program for students 18 to 20 years old. Flexcar has three cars on campus – two in the Anna Head West parking lot and one in the Bancroft Structure. Members of Flexcar have access to these vehicles as well as those located throughout the network.
For more information visit Flexcar’s web site; for information on the 18-20 year old pilot program go to flexcar.com/undergrad |
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Enterprise car rental, including hourly
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the official car rental provider for UC Berkeley business use, the California Alumni Association, and Cal Athletics department. All Cal students, faculty and staff are entitled to use the discounted rates negotiated by the University on their behalf. Enterprise Rent-A-Car also rents to students ages 18 – 20 years old.
Enterprise also provides hourly rental services to the campus.
Enterprise is conveniently located on Campus at the corner of Oxford and University and they also offer free pick-up service if you need help getting to their location. For more information or to book a reservation please call the local branch at 510-705-8989 or visit the Enterprise website. For hourly rental information call the local branch.
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Zipcar membership car sharing
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Zipcar is offering UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff discounted annual memberships. Zipcar offers pickup trucks, convertibles, hybrids, MINIs, BMWs, Volvos, Outbacks, and many more makes and models to fit your mood or needs. Use fees include gas, insurance, a reserved parking spot, free miles and satellite radio. Zipcars live in neighborhoods all over San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland. And your membership is universal…use your Zipcard in Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, Toronto, London and more cities coming soon. If you don’t need a car everyday, carsharing is a great (and green) alternative to car ownership.
To become a Zipster, fill out the application here: www.zipcar.com/calstudent or www.zipcar.com/calstaff.
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