January 2, 2008

The Benefits of Car-Sharing Programs

CHICAGO — Car-sharing programs are becoming an important tool to reduce car use and congestion in urban areas.

Learn about the I-GO Car Sharing program at the next American Planning Association's Tuesdays at APA forum on January 8, 2008. The discussion begins at 5 p.m. at APA's 122 S. Michigan Ave. conference center. The event is free and open to the public.

Sharon Feigon, CEO of I-GO Car Sharing, will discuss how car sharing works, the benefits of such a program, and how these programs influence the urban landscape.

I-GO Car Sharing is an affiliate organization of the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT). Previously Feigon was CNT's Manager of Research and Development, specializing in innovative market-based solutions to the problems of urban sprawl, and she coordinated CNT's transit-oriented development program.

Car-sharing programs reduce the demand for parking and enable land devoted to parking to be repurposed. These programs also offer consumer savings and environmental benefits.

About Tuesdays at APA

Tuesdays at APA is a monthly after-work lecture and discussion series. Each month, practicing planners and researchers discuss the latest ideas, concepts and research in the planning field. For more information and upcoming events, visit www.planning.org/tuesdaysatapa or call 312-431-9100. The next Tuesdays at APA event will be February 19, 2008, examining the history of Chicago homeownership.

Contact

Roberta Rewers, 312-786-6395; rrewers@planning.org