Boulder CarShare (nonprofit vs. for-profit initiatives)

Boulder CarShare
Originally uploaded by rllayman

One of the complaints about for profit carsharing and bicycle sharing initiatives is commodification of the public space, etc. OTOH, for profit entitities have access to capital and can better roll out larger initiatives.

There are a number of nonprofit carsharing initiatives across the country, listed at the CarSharing.net website.

Rachel sends us a link to this story on MyTown Colorado, " Boulder woman trades car for bike, just in time for Earth Day," about a woman who donated her car to Boulder CarShare, and in return received a bicycle.