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Zippty Zipcar – get $25 in free driving

August 21, 2009 Lindsay

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One of the other things I talked about on WDVE this am is the Zipcar low-car diet that just ended last week. Pittsburgh is one of the 50+ city that has Zipcars parked around town. Once you are a member, you can reserve a car online and drive it when you need it.

I know Pittsburgh is a driving town – but if you are a student and just need to use a car once in a while for a trip to the grocery store or Ikea – or maybe you have a car for your family but once in a while you need to use a pick up truck – Zipcar is the perfect solution. The hourly rate is about $10 and that includes gas AND insurance.

If you are thinking of joining use this link to sign up and get $25 in driving credit.

Join Zipcar and get $25 in free driving!

Join Zipcar and get $25 in free driving!

Some more blog reading about Zipcar
  • Trend Watch: Recession giving Zipcar new appeal (dailyfinance.com)
  • $35 for Zipcar Membership plus $50 Credit ($125 Value) (thepoint.com)
  • Zipcar announces upcoming iPhone app (tuaw.com)
  • Robin Chase on the Birth of Zipcar and the Future of Transportation (Part One) (treehugger.com)
  • Yellow Light At The Intersection Of Zipcar And Local Government [Zipcar] (consumerist.com)
  • Portland Mayor Joins Commuters’ Low-Car Diet (treehugger.com)
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Filed Under: Links Worth A Look, Radio Round Up Tagged With: Ikea, low car diet, Recreation, WDVE, Zipcar

About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh since 2005. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon.

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Comments

  1. Billy says

    August 21, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    Don't mean to get picky, but I take exception to the statement, "I know Pittsburgh is a driving town."Pittsburgh has one of the best public transit systems in the nation and is a great place for both practical and recreational biking (check out bike-pgh.org). More so than many other cities, Pittsburghers can and even should get by without a car.That being said, I do think that the Zip car is an awesome program.

  2. Billy says

    August 21, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    Don’t mean to get picky, but I take exception to the statement, “I know Pittsburgh is a driving town.”
    Pittsburgh has one of the best public transit systems in the nation and is a great place for both practical and recreational biking (check out bike-pgh.org). More so than many other cities, Pittsburghers can and even should get by without a car.

    That being said, I do think that the Zip car is an awesome program.

    • IheartPGH says

      August 23, 2009 at 8:30 PM

      Hi Billy – thanks for your comment – I completely agree. I should have made that sentance more clear – you can live in Pittsburgh with out a car – and Zipcar makes that even easier. BikePGH is doing an awesome job promoting cycling as a mode of transportation. And Pittsburgh has some great tools that make taking the bus super easy – we are one of the cities that offers Google Transit (http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&dirflg=r&ll=40.420948,-79.933777&spn=0.188257,0.252053) – put in where you are and where you want to go – Google transit tells you which bus stop to walk to and which bus to take (also works on the Google Maps app for blackberry).

  3. iheartpgh says

    August 23, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    Hi Billy – thanks for your comment – I completely agree. I should have made that sentance more clear – you can live in Pittsburgh with out a car – and Zipcar makes that even easier. BikePGH is doing an awesome job promoting cycling as a mode of transportation. And Pittsburgh has some great tools that make taking the bus super easy – we are one of the cities that offers Google Transit (http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&dirflg=r&ll=…..) – put in where you are and where you want to go – Google transit tells you which bus stop to walk to and which bus to take (also works on the Google Maps app for blackberry).

  4. IheartPGH says

    August 24, 2009 at 1:30 AM

    Hi Billy – thanks for your comment – I completely agree. I should have made that sentance more clear – you can live in Pittsburgh with out a car – and Zipcar makes that even easier. BikePGH is doing an awesome job promoting cycling as a mode of transportation. And Pittsburgh has some great tools that make taking the bus super easy – we are one of the cities that offers Google Transit (http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&dirflg=r&ll=40.420948,-79.933777&spn=0.188257,0.252053) – put in where you are and where you want to go – Google transit tells you which bus stop to walk to and which bus to take (also works on the Google Maps app for blackberry).

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  1. Some Park and Parking History & Friday is Park(ing) Day in PittsburghParking | IheartPGH.com says:
    September 16, 2009 at 7:07 AM

    […] This is a neat event that is another creative way to think about our city, transit and how cars fit into the urban landscape.   It fits well into the conversation we have been having about if you need a car in Pittsburgh on the post about Zipcar. […]

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