The Zipcar rolls into Trinity

Trinity College and Zipcar have teamed up to provide transportation for faculty, staff and students on campus.

Zipcar is a car-sharing service with 5,500 vehicles in urban areas and college campuses throughout the country and England. The service is already in use at Yale and Post universities, but this is Zipcar's entry into Hartford.   

Beginning today, two self-service Zipcars, both Toyota Matrixes, will be available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Cars are available by the hour or day at low rates that include gas, maintenance, insurance and reserved parking. 

Faculty, staff and students of Trinity have the option to join Zipcar for $35 and will gain access to Trinity's Zipcars for $8 per hour or $65 per day.  Hartford residents that are 21 or older can also join for $75. All members will have access to Zipcar's network of more than 5,500 vehicles throughout the United Kingdom and North America.

"The partnership with Zipcar will provide Trinity College students, faculty and staff with a convenient, economical, and environmentally-sound alternative transportation option," David Andres, director of strategic projects for Trinity College, said in a statement. "By bringing car sharing to campus, we can encourage students to leave their personally owned vehicles at home during the school year, while teaching them to make sustainable transportation choices that we hope will extend beyond their college years."