Car2go expands its home area in Brooklyn
The car-sharing service car2go has announced that it will broaden its reach in Brooklyn. The current 31-square-mile car2go Home Area — where members can start and end trips at any approved parking location — will grow to 36 square miles with the addition of Bushwick, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, the remainder of the Crown Heights neighborhood, as well as Southern Brooklyn (east of Ocean Parkway).
“Since our launch, we have been focused on providing an innovative transportation solution for Brooklynites, allowing them greater opportunities to discover the vibrant neighborhoods within the borough,” said car2go Brooklyn General Manager Thomas McNeil. “With more than 2,000 members already residing in these neighborhoods — all of which can be difficult to reach via public transportation — it was a logical step to expand.”
Data suggests that Brooklynites use car-sharing to complement public transportation. In the month of March, car2go members ended 1,111 trips near the G train’s Broadway stop, and ended 851 trips near the J/M train’s Lorimer stop — two of the subway access points that members can use in conjunction with car2go.