City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0124R

• File #: 06-0124R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Has The Time Come For Baltimore To Get Zipped Up Tight?
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 1/9/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/12/2006
• Title: Informational Hearing - Has The Time Come For Baltimore To Get Zipped Up Tight? FOR the purpose of requesting representatives of the Zipcar company to address the City Council on the feasibility of providing this innovative web-based car-sharing service to citizens and workers in Baltimore City, determining the logistics of providing this service within the City's infrastructure, and requesting the Department of Planning and the Department of Transportation to study the issue and submit recommendations to the Council within 6 months of the date of the hearing.
• Sponsors: President Dixon, Kenneth Harris, President Young, James B. Kraft, Robert Curran, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger, Keiffer Mitchell, Paula Johnson Branch, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2006	0	City Council	Adopted
5/8/2006	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
1/12/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/12/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/12/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/9/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
1/9/2006	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Dixon

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Informational Hearing - Has The Time Come For Baltimore To Get Zipped Up Tight?

FOR the purpose of requesting representatives of the Zipcar company to address the City Council on the feasibility of providing this innovative web-based car-sharing service to citizens and workers in Baltimore City, determining the logistics of providing this service within the City's infrastructure, and requesting the Department of Planning and the Department of Transportation to study the issue and submit recommendations to the Council within 6 months of the date of the hearing.
Body
Recitals

Zipcars is a concept pioneered in Europe where cars are parked around a city for members to drive by the hour or day, instead of owning their own cars. In June 2000, the first Zipcars appeared in this country. Tailored to appeal to American consumers, the cars were outfitted with wireless technology, creating a hassle-free reservation system, and the cars were strategically placed around key neighborhoods in participating cities.

Zipcar officials claim their service is preferable to traditional car rental services because participants do not have to go to the rental car location to pick up the car or to stand in any lines - with Zipcar, customers simply reserve on line and walk a block or 2 to pick up a car that is conveniently located in close proximity to work or play.

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