Many employers are implementing travel plans, which promote car sharing, walking, cycling and public transport, to their employees.
Promoting car sharing is just one of the innovative ways we are looking to fulfill Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's PlaNYC vision of a greener, greater New York.
Leeds festival has discounted joint coach-festival tickets to encourage take-up, while the Big Chill and Latitude promote car sharing via the GoCarShare website.
Ariel Kaminer's column ("Cars at Curbside, Available to Share," City Critic, July 18) hails Hoboken, N.J., for its efforts to promote car sharing, and asks whether New York City would experiment with car sharing.
Unlike most care hire companies it recognises this valuable market and is focusing on promoting car hire to the over-55s as a cost-effective and stress-free alternative to owning a car.
According to Carplus, the not-for-profit organisation backed by the Department of Transport to develop and promote car clubs across the UK, typical hourly charges are £2-£3 and the mileage rate 15p-20p.
On the other, the government, with its big stake in the car industry, relentlessly promotes car sales, even in Tehran, which already has 3.5m of them.Ettelaat, a newspaper close to the establishment, recently suggested that the poor quality of Iranian-made petrol may explain the recent increase in pollution.
On a recent Friday night, Mr. Silverstein, an engaging man with a healthy tan and a quick smile, stood beside the red Sterling at the Bellmore train station on Long Island as high school couples, teenage boys, families and middle-aged men in white T-shirts promoting car parts stopped to ask just what the heck it was.
Some authorities are promoting car sharing schemes and "dial a ride" community transport services.
Staff parking has increased from £5 a month to £1 a day to promote car sharing and use of public transport.
