Zip Car in Fort Greene

anonymous · March 2007

Given the nightmare of parking in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill, I've been wanting to join Zipcar. Only: There are no Zipcars in the neighborhood. So I'm going to campaign to get some added. Please help out if like-minded:

http://zipfortgreene.blogspot.com/

Thanks,
Steve

queencallipygos · March 2007

...I've been considering joining Zipcar too, but I honestly don't consider picking it up in another neighborhood to be any real hardship.

whyfi · March 2007

Good luck! Even though I don't live in FG, I'll be happy to add myself to the petition - I am a ZipCar user and I've found myself away from home turf and in need of a car in the past, so why not?

whyfi · March 2007

queencallipygos wrote: ...I've been considering joining Zipcar too, but I honestly don't consider picking it up in another neighborhood to be any real hardship.

I felt that way before, too, but now that I have a ZipCar garage less than two blocks away... ZipCar is (to me) all about convenience - the easier it is for me to use one, the more likely that I will use one. If there is a good amount of interest in FG, it's in ZipCar's best interest to get in a garage or three.

the changeling · March 2007

Yo dude, what is up with the exclusion of Bed-Stuy residents on the petition? I live in BS, and I currently don't use ZipCars because there are no places nearby to get them. I would most certainly sign a petition to get a ZipCar garage location in FG, or better yet, CH. What gives?

queencallipygos · March 2007

WhyFi wrote: [quote=queencallipygos]...I've been considering joining Zipcar too, but I honestly don't consider picking it up in another neighborhood to be any real hardship.

I felt that way before, too, but now that I have a ZipCar garage less than two blocks away... ZipCar is (to me) all about convenience - the easier it is for me to use one, the more likely that I will use one.

I know, I'm just questioning how much of an inconvenience the current status is, is all.

limestonekid · March 2007

Brilliant idea.

I'm looking for a reason to dump our car and my nightly drive from one side of the street to the other.

crownheightsproud · March 2007

OP, if you change your petition to allow for non FG and CH'ers, I would love to sign. It's easier for me to get to FG than to the Slope or downtown, and would be a zip customer in FG in a minute. There are lots of us in Bed Stuy and Crown Heights who could join the petition.

piratesofwaverly · March 2007

I agree that you should widen the petition - - I don't necessarily use the zip closest to where I live (e.g, sometimes I use the one near work).

anonymous · May 2008

I used to support Zipcar for over 2 years. However, I've stopped because I live in Bed-Stuy and have asked and asked for them to put some cars there since it's a real hassle to hop on the bus to go into another area (mainly non-black) just to find a zipcar location.

Zipcar keeps adding cars but mainly in the same areas. They have left out bed-stuy, crown heights, and other areas where many blacks reside. Do they think black people have no need to get around???

Talk is cheap, however action speaks louder than words that's why I have stopped giving Zipcar anymore of my money.

anonymous · May 2008

miavell google "non urban dictates". sadly this is nothing new. :x

bklyntransplant · May 2008

ZipCar has cars in the lots near BAM on Ashland, on Pacific and Carlton, Vanderbilt & Myrtle and Waverly btw Park & Myrtle.....

boygabriel · May 2008

mlavell wrote: Do they think black people have no need to get around??

no, my guess is there isn't sufficient demand. it's not like ZipCar doesn't want to make money.

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