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PhillyCarShare & Penn Partner for a Green Campus
The University's Sole Source Car Sharing Service Contract Supplier
PhillyCarShare,
a Philadelphia based nonprofit supplier of community-based car sharing designed
to reduce the automobile dependence in the Philadelphia region, is the University's
sole source strategic preferred contract supplier of car sharing services.
About the Contract
Travel Services & Procurement Cards
and Purchasing Services have partnered with PhillyCarShare to
offer an affordable, convenient, and environmentally-friendly way to drive for
Penn business. Penn's PhillyCarShare partnership, the largest university
car-sharing program in North America, demonstrates Penn's commitment to the
environment and the community.
Penn departments are encouraged to use PhillyCarShare for business transportation
needs. A business rental is any rental for which Penn is paying directly (e.g.
purchasing card) or the driver is paying for the
rental and getting reimbursed.
Benefits for Penn Faculty, Staff and Students
Convenience
Dozens of hybrids, Minis, minivans, and more, are available by the hour or day
from convenient campus locations. Employees each receive a personal electronic key
to all the cars. Driving is easy: book online, hop in, and go!
Green
PhillyCarShare, founded in 2002 by four Penn alumni, has had a positive environmental
impact in Philadelphia.
- 12,810 fewer cars! Members say they would have owned 23,610
cars without PhillyCarShare. Now they own just 10,800.
- 42% fewer miles driven. That translates to 26 million fewer
miles since inception.
- 4 million miles driven in hybrids that pollute 90% less than
conventional vehicles.
- 1.6 million gallons of gas saved, from driving hybrids and
driving less.
- Former car owners say they're choosing more earth-friendly modes:
40% walk more, 34% ride public transit more, 18% bike more, 13% take taxis more.
- $90 million annual economic boost for Philadelphia's local
economy, as the savings accrued by former car owners get spent locally rather than
flowing into the global auto industry.
Get Rolling!
The following information is to help Penn faculty, students and staff open a
new account or join an existing account.
Open a new Penn Account
Join an existing Penn Account
Affordable
PhillyCarShare is offering special contract rates to the University and Penn
employees who use PhillyCarShare for official Penn business are covered under
Penn's insurance.
Please direct all program questions to
Jerry Furgione at PhillyCarShare or
Susan Storb
in Travel Services & Procurement Cards.
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