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Metro to Begin Car Sharing Program 

A car sharing program is heading to eleven Metrorail stops. A Metro
committee today voted to award the contract to the Flexcar/Parsons
Transportation Group. The way it works, Flexcar will park two cars at
each of the designated stations. Customers would join the service and
be able to use the cars for a few hours. The costs range from $1.50 to
$3.50 an hour, plus mileage. The rates depend on whether or not the
customer decides to pay an initiation fee. Those range from $250 to
$500 a month. Higher initiation fees mean lower hourly and mileage
rates.

The goal is to help families with one car, and those who need to reach
places not accessible by public transit. The car sharing plan is
expected to get final approval from the Metro Board later this month,
and cars could be rolling as early as November. During the first four
months, two cars will be available at each of the following stations:
Anacostia, Ballston, College Park, Columbia Heights, Court House,
Grosvenor, King Street, L'Enfant Plaza, New Carrollton, Shady Grove
and Vienna. Within a year of the program beginning, two cars will also
be available at each of these stations: Addison Road, Bethesda,
Crystal City, Dupont Circle, East Falls Church, Greenbelt, Silver
Spring, Van Dorn Street and West Falls Church.

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