{"id":23345,"date":"2013-11-05T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=23345"},"modified":"2013-11-04T22:58:03","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T06:58:03","slug":"release-metro-vancouvers-local-carshare-coop-celebrates-milestone-300th-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2013\/11\/05\/release-metro-vancouvers-local-carshare-coop-celebrates-milestone-300th-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"RELEASE: Metro Vancouver\u2019s Only Local Carshare Coop Celebrates Milestone with 300th Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founded 16 years ago with two cars in Vancouver\u2019s West End, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modo.coop\/\">Modo The Car Co-op<\/a> is celebrating a milestone achievement this month, adding its 300<sup>th<\/sup> vehicle to the fleet. The region\u2019s only local carshare co-op will also double its fleets in both Surrey and Richmond and place its first vehicle in Coquitlam this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Modo\u2019s 300<sup>th<\/sup> vehicle found its home at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.districtmain.com\/\">District Main<\/a> residential development, at Main Street and East 28<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue in Vancouver, taking a road now well-travelled by the local carshare: through partnership and a focus on addressing community needs. With a shared interest in promoting healthy lifestyles and building vibrant, participatory communities, Modo and District Main worked together to expand multi-modal transportation options for residents of the rental property, placing the vehicle conveniently in the building\u2019s underground parkade for use by any Modo member. To make it happen, Modo provided the car \u2013 a shiny red 2014 Nissan Note \u2013 and District Main provided free parking and broad communications support, both in the building and amongst neighbourhood allies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\">For District Main residents and neighbours, having carsharing options close to home was a priority, according to the building\u2019s general manager Lolly Bennett, \u201cI asked our tenants, when it came to carsharing, who were they most interested in, and the answer we heard back was Modo. We have a strong connection to our community here \u2013 businesses and neighbours \u2013 and Modo\u2019s own commitment to supporting community initiatives made for a great fit at District Main.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grassroots values have helped Modo grow from a small group of forward-thinking folks to more than 9,000 members and business drivers across Metro Vancouver. Vehicle locations are determined based on where members are and their proximity to transit and cycling infrastructure, with partnerships with developers and residential properties, like District Main, offering opportunities for further expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Being a not-for-profit co-operative means Modo is able to offer the lowest rates on carsharing in the region. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to not only save people money, but to achieve that through our co-operative business model,\u201d says Modo board chair Joel DeYoung, \u201cWe\u2019re making cities across the region \u2013 from North Vancouver to Surrey, from UBC to Coquitlam \u2013 more livable and less congested, protecting vital green space by removing cars from the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Modo estimates that for every vehicle it adds to the grid, as many as 13 privately owned vehicles are taken off the road, with 41% of members reporting they\u2019d sold or gotten rid of a vehicle within one year of joining Modo. In a recent survey, 81% of members said they would \u201cdefinitely\u201d or \u201clikely\u201d have bought a personal vehicle had it not been for Modo. In a region where it\u2019s estimated a new car is added to the road every 15 minutes, carsharing offers much-needed relief to Metro Vancouver\u2019s land base.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">***<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Modo The Car Co-op<\/b> is Metro Vancouver&#8217;s only local carshare co-op, since 1997.\u00a0The first English-speaking carshare in the world, Modo has helped get carsharing started on several continents in many major cities.\u00a0Founded in the West End\u00a0by 16 members sharing\u00a0two cars, Modo now has more than 9,000 drivers sharing 300 cars, trucks, vans and electrics across Metro Vancouver\u00a0at the lowest rates in the city.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded 16 years ago with two cars in Vancouver\u2019s West End, Modo The Car Co-op is celebrating a milestone achievement this month, adding its 300th vehicle to the fleet. The region\u2019s only local carshare co-op will also double its fleets in both Surrey and Richmond and place its first vehicle in Coquitlam this fall. Modo\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2013\/11\/05\/release-metro-vancouvers-local-carshare-coop-celebrates-milestone-300th-vehicle\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;RELEASE: Metro Vancouver\u2019s Only Local Carshare Coop Celebrates Milestone with 300th Vehicle&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,25,11234],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-infrastructure","category-services"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RELEASE: Metro Vancouver\u2019s Only Local Carshare Coop Celebrates Milestone with 300th Vehicle - Spacing Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2013\/11\/05\/release-metro-vancouvers-local-carshare-coop-celebrates-milestone-300th-vehicle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RELEASE: Metro Vancouver\u2019s Only Local Carshare Coop Celebrates Milestone with 300th Vehicle - Spacing Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Founded 16 years ago with two cars in Vancouver\u2019s West End, Modo The Car Co-op is celebrating a milestone achievement this month, adding its 300th vehicle to the fleet. 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