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The Buzz...
"I'm getting all my back to school chores done with a college student's best friend, @ithacacarshare! Thanks for the rides today!"
"Whoa, just had my first experience with Ithaca Carshare, and *it rocks*!!!!
Tag Ithaca Carshare in your Facebook or Twitter post and get $5.00 in driving credit!
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Carsharing and community gardening work well together. Get your gardening supplies to the garden and haul your veggies home. You share your garden, why not share your car? We think it's such a good match, that we waive our $40 application fee for Ithaca Community Garden members when they join Ithaca Carshare.
Open Garden Day
September 7, 2014 1-4 pm
Meet the gardeners of the Ithaca Community Gardens at the first Open Garden Day! Tour the gardens, see what vegetables and flowers are growing, ask gardening questions and learn more about community gardening! Face painting and other fun activities for kids. Free. Rain or Shine.
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Late night service is back!
TCAT is there for all you night owls! Routes 90, 92, and 93 have resumed service, and routes 11 and 30 now run later at night.
Please see the TCAT website for other route and schedule changes that have gone into effect this fall.
Daily, monthly and 15-ride bus passes can be purchased through your Ithaca Carshare account. The full system map and schedule booklet is available at our office as well.
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What's all the hype about Streets Alive! Ithaca?
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A WRFI interview with Streets Alive! organizer Tom Knipe -
May 1st, 2014.
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This interview is from May 2014, prior to the last Streets Alive! event. The upcoming event is September 7, 1-5 pm on South Plain and Clinton Streets.
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Member Rewards
Rasa Spa is the only full-service, holistic healthcare spa actively cultivating wellness in the Finger Lakes region. Encompassing a wide range of natural, healing therapies and treatments, Rasa's aim is to bring each client toward optimal, whole health. From waxing to energy work and skincare to massage, Rasa is a perfect synthesis of quality service and deep respect for natural healing. Rasa Spa offers 10% off of all services, Mon-Thurs, as part of the Ithaca Carshare Rewards program. |
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The 5th Streets Alive! Ithaca is happening on Sunday, September 7, 1-5 pm. This fall's route will take you on a short tour of the Southside neighborhood of Ithaca.
Streets Alive! is a non-profit biannual event hosted by BikeWalk Tompkins and Way2Go. The streets are closed to cars and open to people. It is a celebration of being active and all the ways that can happen. It is a festival of movement that attracts several thousand people who come ready to bike, walk, roll, and dance in downtown Ithaca. Bring your wheels, bring your friends and family, tell your neighbors, and make your streets come alive! Free and open to all.
Volunteers and activity hosts are still needed to make the event a success! Sign up today!
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So how is carshare doing anyway?
People ask this all the time and
we are pleased to say - pretty well!
Since 2008 our active member base has tripled from 500 to 1,500 and we've grown from 6 to 24 vehicles. While we relied heavily on grant support from NYSERDA at launch, our basic operations are now self-supported by our rates. Check out this recent Ithaca Voice interview with Executive Director Jennifer Dotson for a closer look.
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Rethinking rideshare
Emerging ridesharing technologies are pretty cool, spelling a bright future for one of the cheapest ways to travel by car: the
good old fashioned carpool.
 CarmaHop in Lawrence, Kansas aims to make hitchhiking smarter and safer using a smartphone app and social media platform. Their Facebook page will take you down the rabbit hole of exciting and fascinating news and videos related to transportation and the shared economy.
Shared peer taxi services like Uber and Lyft are gaining traction in more and more cities. If you've got a car and some extra time, you can sign yourself up as a driver. Riders can 'hail' a car with an app, and a driver who is also using the app rushes over to pick them up. Earlier this month Lyft launched a new product, Lyft Line, which pairs multiple riders into the same trip, a move which we think makes the whole concept even cooler than those fuzzy pink mustaches!
So what can we do here in Ithaca, where these nifty services haven't quite arrived? 58% of commute trips within Tompkins County are drive-alone trips, and ridesharing is one of the highest impact ways we can reduce that number.  First, get on Zimride Tompkins, a free ridesharing website that matches you to others going the same way.
Or, consider putting together a vanpool or carpool with your neighbors or coworkers. A little coordination and collaboration can go a long way in saving you money on your commute, and reducing the number of cars on the road every day!
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215 N. Cayuga St. Ground floor, DeWitt Mall
Office hours: 12-5 Mon-Fri 607-277-3210
Staff help is available 24/7 by phone for urgent issues.
Staff
Jennifer Dotson, Anna Cook, Andy Goodell, Katie Kelly, Kim Cornish, Will Sapp, and Juliet Barriola
Board
Fernando de Aragon, Tim Logue, Sabrina Johnston, David Lieb, Carrie Pollack, and Tanya Husick
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Please consider making a charitable contribution to
Ithaca Carshare
For years, Ithaca Carshare has been helping Ithacans choose to bike, walk and use the bus for everyday trips, and providing fuel-efficient vehicles for backup. We've been helping to reduce the money that leaves Ithaca by offering a less expensive way to use a car only when you need it, and created the Easy Access plan as a more affordable option for folks on low incomes.
We'd love your help in doing all this, and are ecstatic that we can now thank you with a tax-deductible receipt!
Send your tax-deductible donation check to Ithaca Carshare at PO Box 418, Ithaca, NY 14851-0418, click below, or contact us for other ways to donate.
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