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Ithaca Carshare has moved into a new downtown office space in the Dewitt Mall, a fleet of 21 vehicles and membership surpassing 1,300. Ithacans carshare at the highest rate of any city outside Europe, with 2.6% of people in the urbanized area using the nonprofit service.   Mayor Svante Myrick and the Ithaca Downtown Alliance will perform a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new office space (Dewitt Mall (215 N. Cayuga Street), ground floor) on October 19, at 10:30 am.

Members of Ithaca Carshare have self-serve access to a fleet of 21 vehicles, available at convenient locations around Ithaca. With most locations near TCAT bus stops, carsharing works easily with transit, walking, and biking as an affordable and convenient alternative to personal car ownership, because members access and pay for vehicles only when they use them. Member reports indicate each carshare vehicle replaces over 15 privately owned cars, helping to remove an estimated 320 vehicles from Ithaca's roads. With average annual vehicle ownership costs as high as $9,000, the local nonprofit can help residents save thousands each year q on transportation costs.

Ithaca Carshare's move to a downtown location supports their focus on serving downtown families and neighborhoods, fulfilling their mission of increasing access to transportation while also reducing its economic and environmental impacts.

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