Car sharing

Car sharing is a new concept in personal transport. It involves members of car sharing organisations having access to a fleet of shared cars as an alternative to owning their own car. Members pay each time they use a shared car. Cars can be booked for trips as short as one hour. The cars are parked at various locations around the community close to where members live or work.

Two car sharing organisations, GoGet and Flexicar are now helping turn Yarra Council's vision into a reality.

Flexicar cars are located in:

Collingwood

• Wellington Street - near the corner of Alexandra Parade.
• Langridge Street - near the intersection with Oxford Street.

Clifton Hill

• Queens Parade - near the corner of Wellington Street.
• North Terrace - near the corner of Hoddle Street.

Abbotsford

• Stanton Street - outside the Collingwood Station, opposite the Town Hall.
• Albert Street - near the corner with Victoria Street.

Princes Hill:

• On the south side of Pigdon Street, Princes Hill adjacent to Lygon Street

North Carlton:

• On the east side of Rathdowne Street, North Carlton adjacent to Curtain Street;

North Fitzroy:

• On the north side of Newry Street, North Fitzroy, just after a loading zone adjacent to Brunswick Street;
• On the north side of Park Street, North Fitzroy adjacent to Nicholson Street;
• On the west side of Best Street, North Fitzroy adjacent to Scotchmer Street

Fitzroy:

• On the south side of Kerr Street, Fitzroy adjacent Smith Street;
• Napier Street, across the road from the Fitzroy Town Hall. (Melway 2C B9)
• Victoria Street Fitzroy, adjacent to Brunswick Street (Melway 2C B7)

Richmond:

• Lyndhurst Street Richmond adjacent to Bridge Road (Melway 2H B6)
• Lennox Street Richmond adjacent to Richmond Terrace (Mewlay 2G J8)
• Muir Street Richmond adjacent to Freeman Street (Melway 2G H4)

Go-Get cars are at:

• Bell Street Fitzroy adjacent to Brunswick Street (Melway 2C A8)
• Stanton Street Abbotsford adjacent to Collingwood Railway Station (Melway 2C J10)
• Scotchmer Street North Fitzroy near St Georges Road (Melway 30 B11)

The City of Yarra supports car sharing because it offers the potential to reduce parking demand on Council streets. One car-sharing car can replace many privately-owned vehicles. Some Yarra residents only own cars for occasional or weekend use. These cars often sit idle much of the week taking up precious, on-street car spaces that neighbours or visitors might otherwise use.

Other reasons Council supports car sharing are to reduce driving and car dependence, to promote the sharing of scarce resources and to make non car-owning lifestyles more viable in Yarra by reducing the cost of access to cars for those who only need to use one infrequently. Council is supporting car sharing by making permanent, on-street car parking spaces available to car sharing organisations.

Council is also promoting car sharing by assisting its own officers to use car sharing cars for work travel. It is hoped that this will help council reduce Council's car fleet and costs as well as helping to make car sharing more viable and available to more people in the Yarra community.

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Further information

Council's policies on car sharing
Richard Smithers ,
Coordinator Transport
Telephone 9205 5555
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

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