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CITY CARSHARE
RESIDENT BENEFITS
ALL MINT COLLECTION RESIDENTS ENJOY EXCLUSIVE USE OF
A MINI COOPER PARKED ON THE PREMISES.
City CarShare is a Bay Area nonprofit that provides convenient, How much does it cost to sign up?
affordable access to a fleet of vehicles on an hourly basis in an All fees are waived for Mint Collection residents, so you not have
effort to reduce individual car ownership, and improve the to pay the standard $30 application fee, $300 deposit or
environment and quality of life in our cities. a $10/month membership fee.
Martin Building Company and City CarShare want to make getting How much does it cost to use a car?
to your destination easier, so we have made a special arrange- Cars are available on an hourly basis, and you only pay for the
ment for all Mint Collection residents to enjoy exclusive use of a time you use the car. The standard driving rate is currently set at
Mini Cooper parked on-site, in the Hales Warehouse garage. In $4/hour (and $6/hour for the Mini) and 44 cents per mile.
addition, as a City CarShare member you will have access to any Insurance, gas, maintenance, cleaning and parking are included.
of City CarShare’s 190 vehicles throughout the Bay Area’s
100 locations. How do residents access the cars?
Reservations can be made easily online at CityCarShare.org or by
Why is City CarShare membership so great? telephone. Cars are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You have access to a variety of car types such as Prius hybrids, There’s no waiting in line and no pick-up and drop-off
Mini Coopers, Scions, Elements, and pick-up trucks. paperwork hassles.
Car sharing also eliminates many of the costs associated with How do existing members switch to the
owning a car, including car payments, depreciation, registration, Mint Collection membership?
taxes, parking, insurance, maintenance, and gas. Now imagine You just call 415.995.8588 and CCS will switch you to the Mint
what you can do with that extra money! Collection membership. You will no longer need to pay the monthly
fee (offer valid until April 1, 2009). And if you already have
Why is this special? a deposit with City CarShare the deposit will be refunded as
Most of City CarShare (CCS) vehicles are available to more than driving credits.
6,500 Bay Area members, but as a Mint Collection resident, you
get exclusive use of a beautiful, shiny, black Mini Cooper on site. Can members pick a car up at one location, and drop it
So, instead of sharing the Mini with 6,500 people, you only share off somewhere else?
with other residents. No. Each car is assigned its own space at its home location,
so cars must be returned to the same location they were picked
How do residents sign up? up from.
Simply fill out the Mint Collection Exclusive Use Membership
form and return it to the Concierge. It is then forwarded to City How do most people use City CarShare cars?
CarShare, driving records are checked, and once cleared, Take the MINI out for grocery shopping trips.
membership is made official. Pick up a Scion XB or pick-up truck for big errands.
Take BART to the East Bay, pick up a car,
How does it work? and avoid bridge traffic.
Members need to complete an online orientation, which just takes Get to business meetings in Silicon Valley or Marin without
a just few minutes; you then receive a member number, password spending hours on transit.
and electronic key fob. To start driving, just reserve your car Airport pick-up and drop-offs.
online or by phone, grab your fob, jump in your car and go!
It’s that easy. What if the resident has a foreign driving license?
The resident must obtain a U.S. driver’s license before applying
to City CarShare.
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