Zipcar and Car2go, of course, reinforce the need for non-market-based solutions like public transit. Their service coverage is far better depending on the neighborhood you are in. We’re looking for apartments/housing right now, having been squeezed out of our 1 bedroom space-wise by babies, and price-wise by well, you know. I drove a car2go out to see a house that was just over some invisible line to where I can afford anything larger than a 1 bedroom. except that line wasn’t so invisible anymore, the car2go app shows you where their areas of operation were, and thus where you can leave the car. Turned out the service area ended about 3 blocks from the place I was looking at. No surprise there. Strangely though, the demand clearly exists in large part from these neighborhoods, as the cars are all crowded up against the borders. Clearly a lot of the users have driven as far as allowed, then hoof it the rest of the way into their “non-service” area.
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