Saskatoon CarShare – Please Take Part in the Feasibility Study
A group of Saskatoon residents has taken an important step towards a car-share co-operative in the city by launching a neighbourhood feasibility study survey.
“This is an exciting step in diversifying the transportation system in Saskatoon. Car-shares are environmentally sustainable, help support public transit and cycling, and can lead to a reduced reliance on vehicles.” says Marcia McKenzie, professor with the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan.
Work toward a car-share in Saskatoon began more than two years ago and has been supported by a number of environmental groups in the Saskatoon area such as the Saskatchewan Environmental Society and We Are Many (WAM). Its development has also been supported by a number of University of Saskatchewan units, including the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, the School of Environment and Sustainability, the College of Education and the Department of Geography and Planning.
Now the Saskatoon CarShare Co-operative Steering Committee is working towards incorporation as a co-operative and conducting a neighbourhood feasibility study. The committee has representatives from many of the groups that have been involved in the creation of a car-share.
“The feasibility study will help make a car-share a reality in Saskatoon . We want to include many groups and individuals in Saskatoon in the creation of this co-operative because this is an opportunity to have a unique transportation solution for the community of Saskatoon . This co-operative has the potential to service all kinds of communities in Saskatoon and the potential to make sustainable and affordable transportation options in Saskatoon a reality.” says Marion Hewitt Pollock, a member of the Steering Committee.
Saskatoon residents, please complete the survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/saskatoon_carshare_feasibility.
Read the article, which includes more details, from the June 20, 2012 StarPhoenix.
Read more at News Talk 650 CKOM Radio, June 20, 2012.
For more information contact:
Marion Hewitt Pollock at 966-8509 or
Fred Khonje at 343-3581 or
Email saskatoon.carshare.feasibility@gmail.com.
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