Flex Car Mighty Cool

October 31, 2007

Sometimes Atlanta gets a bad rap for not being a “real” city. Compared to Gonzales, Louisiana, the ATL seems like a real city to me, but I feel further validation in that view now that we have Flexcar. Flexcar is a private form of “public” transportation that allows members to rent cars on an hourly basis. Flexcar members can take MARTA into work and then rent a car for lunch or business meeting - gas, insurance, maintenance and a great parking spot are included!

The idea is environmentally friendly and the cars keep popping up all over the city - they are sitting in prime spots at Emory, GA Tech, some of midtown’s finest condos, Decatur, and Atlantic Station, among others. According to Flexcar’s website, it looks like they have over 80 cars in metro Atlanta including mini cooper convertibles, minivans, hybrids and a Honda Element or two - just to name a few. I would love to hear from folks who are actually using this program instead of just writing about it. So, send over some comments if you have used it. I imagine once you get over that whole germs on the sterling wheel thing, this is pretty cool.

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