Zipcar no longer has carshares in the North End

There was a time when Zipcar had at least six carshare locations in the North End - each with multiple cars. With the removal of the last two spots on Commercial Street at Hanover last week, it is now zero. Zipcar has also removed the nearby Lovejoy Wharf carshares. Two carshares remain on the perimiter of the neighborhood on Cross Street.

According to the City of Boston's data, Zipcars are used, on average, for seven hours per day compared to just one hour per day for privately owned vehicles. Zipcars serve 23 households per vehicle.

The City believes supporting wider availability and awareness of car sharing as an alternative to personal vehicles will decrease individual car ownership, reduce the number of vehicle, miles traveled, make more curb space available for a range of uses, and reduce the City’s rate of carbon emissions.

Independent studies have shown that access to carshare services:

• Reduce the total number of cars on the road.
• Reduce private car ownership.
• Save households money.
• Free up parking spaces in city's where private vehicle storage is allowed on public streets (like Boston).