The City of Ann Arbor recently posted some info on upcoming events that will be closing down Ann Arbor streets.

Check out the info here.

Zipcars are coming to downtown Ann Arbor on March 17th!

An article in the New York Times Magazine gives the run down on Zipcars, the carsharing concept, and why carsharing makes sense.

True, Ann Arbor is not New York City, but that’s actually a case for why we should have Zipcars.  Even though a lot of things are within walking distance in the downtown, getting to a meeting or stocking up at Costco can be a little challenging without a car.  But if the car is going to spend most of the time being parked, why not just use it when you need it?

The thing I really like about Zipcars is that I think it will help free people from their cars and possibly get more folks to try using the bus, carpooling or biking to work because they know a car will be available for them to use.  Once we get the downtown Zipcars, there will actually be 17 Zipcars in Ann Arbor.  That’s a nice number.

I am really excited about having more Zipcars in Ann Arbor and how you are, too.