January 2008City Car Share Gets San Franciscans Where They Want to GoBy Tiffany GreenAccording to its mission statement, City Car Share (CCS), which is the only nonprofit car-sharing/rental car organization in the Bay Area, seeks “to provide convenient, affordable access to cars so that we can reduce individual car ownership, and improve the environment and quality of life in our cities.” Since its launch in 2001, CCS, which provides car sharing in Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco, has grown tremendously, almost doubling its annual revenues from 2003 to 2005. After years of deficits CCS started showing a profit in 2005. Its for-profit competitors include Flex-car and Zip Car, which recently merged. In addition to providing car-sharing services, CCS offers a web-based roadmap for individuals who want to start their own car-sharing organization. Since 2001 the nonprofit has received upwards of a dozen and a have awards, including SF Weekly’s Best of San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Guardian’s Best of the Bay, and City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s Resolution and Certificate of Honor.
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