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Cities Share Cars To Save Cash
Cities have started to use car sharing programs in order to save money (Photo by Ed Edahl, courtesy of FEMA)
Car sharing has long been considered a green alternative to owning a car. Both in terms of expense and the environment. Companies like Zipcar have made this concept mainstream in a lot of urban areas. Now some cities are trying out car sharing with their municipal fleets. Tamara Keith has more:
A blog post on the DC program from the New York Times
Producer: Tamara Keith
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Running Time: 3:31