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November 23, 2009 <br />Mayor Piercy and City Councilors: <br />think this is the right time for the Council to approve any shared car code. There are too <br />many unanswered questions and the impact of the code has not been studied in sufficient <br />detail. Additionally, the way the shared car code has been written, it will be virtually <br />impossible to interpret and enforce. <br />I recently found a report on shared cars prepared by the Transportation Research Board <br />(TRB). The report is called and can be found in <br />Car-Sharing--Where and How It Succeeds <br />PDF form at: <br />http://144.171.11.107/Main/Blurbs/CarSharing_Where_and_How_It_Succeeds_156496.aspx <br />The report is quite detailed and discusses the number of cars saved, size of developments <br />needed to support a shared car, usage at universities and many other topics relevant to <br />Eugene. The demographics for many of the surveys and conclusions relate to working <br />people and families, not students. One interesting finding was that many of the saved cars <br />Impacts of Car Sharing, Section 4.2, Vehicle Ownership, Page 113) <br />The University of Oregon, as brought out by University officials in the parking <br />implementation meetings, has elected to move conservatively on shared cars, only <br />bringing two cars on campus for roughly 4,000 students. I urge the Council to move <br />cautiously on this subject and not approve any shared car code at this time. Instead, ask <br />staff to initiate a study to determine how shared cars can best be used in Eugene. <br />Sincerely, <br />Bill Aspegren <br />1939 Alder Street <br />Eugene, Oregon 97405 <br />(541) 242-3828 <br />aspegren@comcast.net <br />