Monday, August 29, 2016

Great news! CAR SHARE now available to La Crosse community!!


 Thanks to Brian's work with Enterprise, they have expanded their UWL car share program to the wider La Crosse community starting RIGHT NOW!!

The link to join (special $1 join rate and annual fee waived for the first year!) is here:
https://www.enterprisecarshare.com/us/en/programs/university/uwlax/community.html

Scroll down to view the Enterprise videos that explain how the program works. Basically, you are able to rent a vehicle for short periods of time by reserving them online. You get 200 free miles per day, and the fees you pay include registration, insurance, etc. AND GAS. So basically you can own a car without owning a car and pay for it just when you use it.

(It's also possible that if you join this Enterprise plan you will be eligible to rent Enterprise car shares around the country - but this is not confirmed!)

This is a great excuse not to buy a car! And studies show that car share members usually drive less than their car-owning former selves or fellow community members. In addition, the vehicles are better utilized and a car share program reduces the need for parking infrastructure. More about the benefits to the climate of a car share program here: How car sharing accelerates sustainability

(And, this is a good video about our transportation options and which are better for the environment!)

We hope to set up a press conference about this new opportunity with Enterprise some time in September. If you join or plan to join this car share program, we hope you will consider participating when we get the event set up! Email couleeprogressive@hotmail.com if you'd like to be kept informed about this opportunity.

= cross posted at CR-Sierra.blogspot.com =

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Tell Enterprise to quit Dirty ALEC

From Climate Truth: It turns out that Enterprise, the world’s largest car rental company, is a dues-paying member of ALEC. ALEC is an extreme right-wing lobbying group that denies climate change and blocks climate action. I’ve signed on to this petition calling on Enterprise to cut all ties with ALEC immediately and live up to its own values of sustainability. 

http://climatetruth.org/enterprise 

As we prepare here in La Crosse to (we hope) help roll out an Enterprise  community car share program, we want to make sure new enviro-conscious members' money is not being spent to work against climate progress.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Sustainable La Crosse Commission meeting

The Sustainable La Crosse Commission will be meeting Thursday, August 18th, 4:00 PM in City Hall’s 5th Floor Conference Room
 

To discuss the following Agenda items:
  • Approval of July 21st, 2016 Minutes
  • Public Comment
  • Staff Report & Information Updates (Limited to ten minutes)
  • Discussion & Possible Action on Rules of Procedures for Election of Chairperson & Vice Chairperson, Citizen Member Appointment Dates, and Terms of Office
  • Review of Commission Activities and Expenditures Over the Last 5 Years; Consideration of Goals and Expenditure Requests for 2017FY
  • Discussion and possible action on an urban food growing policy – Pam Hartwell, HUAC