Denver Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency Office and Colorado Carshare Program
We spoke with Mike SalÂisÂbury, TransÂportaÂtion EnerÂgy Lead at the DenÂver Office of CliÂmate Action, SusÂtainÂabilÂiÂty and ResilienÂcy (CASR) about Denver’s newest carÂshare proÂgram. Mike leads the City of Denver’s work with elecÂtric vehiÂcles and also works on elecÂtriÂfied mobilÂiÂty. On FebÂruÂary 10, 2021, CASR announced they added sevÂen elecÂtric carÂshare vehiÂcles into six under-resourced comÂmuÂniÂties. The carÂshare proÂgram, manÂaged by non-profÂit ColÂorado CarÂshare, will aid up to 450 resÂiÂdents of these areas in accessÂing clean, safe transportation.
CASR aidÂed ColÂorado CarÂshare in this partÂnerÂship by getÂting fundÂing sources on the ground, idenÂtiÂfyÂing the locaÂtions that most needÂed carÂshare use includÂing chargÂing staÂtions and site hosts, and proÂvidÂing fundÂing for outÂreach and disÂcount comÂpoÂnents for income-qualÂiÂfied resÂiÂdents. This proÂgram used part of their $126.8 milÂlion in fundÂing from the CoroÂnÂavirus Aid, Relief and EcoÂnomÂic SecuÂriÂty (CARES) Act and sought to proÂvide COVID-19 relief by proÂvidÂing an addiÂtionÂal mobilÂiÂty option for those relucÂtant to take crowdÂed pubÂlic tranÂsit or ride-sharÂing programs.
This is not the first time CASR and ColÂorado CarÂshare have worked togethÂer. The first pilot proÂgram involved just one elecÂtric carÂshare vehiÂcle in Denver’s La Alma LinÂcoln Park neighÂborÂhood in 2019. This vehiÂcle was in ColÂorado Carshare’s top five freÂquentÂly used EVs in their fleet, provÂing the need for mobilÂiÂty access in an underÂserved locaÂtion, and creÂatÂing the opporÂtuÂniÂty to expand this work. The curÂrent carÂshare proÂgram was launched at the end of 2020, so engageÂment and outÂreach are still underÂgoÂing. Mike hopes that this proÂgram will be as or more sucÂcessÂful than the pilot and is enthuÂsiÂasÂtic about the opporÂtuÂniÂty to get more indiÂvidÂuÂals into elecÂtric vehiÂcles, as an ownÂer of an EV himself.
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Along with these sevÂen new vehiÂcles, there are chargÂing staÂtions availÂable to carÂshare users, five of which were newÂly added and two of which are owned by the City of DenÂver and are free to use by the pubÂlic. Users can choose to rent the vehiÂcles by time limÂit or difÂferÂent rate plans based on expectÂed usage throughÂout the week. Income-qualÂiÂfied resÂiÂdents can also sign up for subÂsiÂdized ColÂorado CarÂshare memÂberÂships to access the vehiÂcles in these locations:
- 2855 Tremont St, DenÂver Motor VehiÂcles BuildÂing, Five Points/Whittier Neighborhoods
- 330 24th Ave, DenÂver HousÂing AuthorÂiÂty, Five Points Neighborhood
- 10th and Decatur, DenÂver HousÂing AuthorÂiÂty, Sun ValÂley Neighborhood
- 1024 NavaÂjo, DenÂver HousÂing AuthorÂiÂty, La Alma LinÂcoln Park Neighborhood
- 2004 ChestÂnut Place, City lot, Union Station/Five Points Neighborhoods
- 1600 N DownÂing St, Urban Land ConÂserÂvanÂcy, City Park West Neighborhood
View this map to find vehiÂcle and chargÂing locations.
For more inforÂmaÂtion on how to use these vehiÂcles and how to parÂticÂiÂpate in ColÂorado Carshare’s proÂgram, go to https://carshare.org/.
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