ILLINOIS: Peer-to-Peer Carsharing
Alternative Transportation for Chicagoland, Inc. (ATC), a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), will plan, implement, and operate a peer-to-peer (P2P) CarSharing demonstration project in the Chicago metropolitan area. P2P CarSharing is a process by which car owners rent their personal vehicles to other drivers. Through P2P CarSharing, owners and renters make use of idle vehicles, helping to keep additional vehicles off of the road. Although P2P CarSharing organizations already operate in Chicago, the goal of this pilot project is to test new strategies of P2P CarSharing to help the industry grow to scale, to reach communities that have not yet benefited from CarSharing, and to expand the range of sustainable transportation options in Chicagoland.
Specifically, ATC will pilot P2P CarSharing in three distinct networks: Low-Density Network, Traditional Market Network, and Closed Private Network. In a well-established CarSharing market like Chicago, exploring P2P CarSharing will expand the number of ways in which residents move around while limiting congestion, improving air quality, and reducing CO2 emissions. ATC aims to test closed and open group models of P2P and evaluate the results to determine how best to fully achieve these potential regional benefits. The pilot was originally conceived by IGO Alternative Transportation for Chicagoland, Inc., which operated IGO CarSharing in Chicago from 2002-2013. In May 2013, IGO was sold to Enterprise Holdings and re-branded as Enterprise CarShare. IGO Alternative Transportation for Chicagoland, Inc. changed its name to ATC, and ATC assumed responsibility to operate the pilot.Project Status
Project Complete
April – June 2017 Update
As of May 2017, 100+ vehicles and over 4,000 renters participated in Getaround in the project communities. Alternative Transportation for Chicagoland (ATC) continues to facilitate surveys and focus groups with project participants to better understand participants' motives and attitudes towards peer-to-peer carsharing. The results of those surveys and focus groups will be included in the final report. Additionally, ATC hosted outreach events including happy hours, luncheons, and tables at street festivals and other events to encourage sign-up in the pilot project. Getaround and ATC also launched an on-street marketing campaign that included placing fliers on cars and at transit stations in the pilot communities. ATC is monitoring the monthly data provided by Getaround to track program growth. ATC will publish the findings in a final report.
For More Information Contact
Sarah Feigon
Project Director
Shared-Use Mobility Center
Email: Sharon@sharedusemobilitycenter.org
Phone: (312) 448-8083
