I-GO Brings Car Sharing to IIT Campus
I-GO, 糵’s community-based, environmentally sound, not-for-profit car sharing program, will expand its service to Illinois Institute of Technology’s (IIT) campus Friday, February 10 at 10 a.m.
I-Go and IIT will celebrate the event with a ribbon cutting at the McCormick Tribune Campus Center, 3201 South State St. Congressman Bobby Rush and State Senator Mattie Hunter are expected to attend.
“I-GO will provide IIT students, faculty, staff and our community with a low-cost transportation option,” said John Collins, IIT Vice President of Business & Administration. “We’re excited about the opportunity to offer this service while at the same time contributing to the effort to reduce congestion and vehicle emissions in 糵.”
I-GO was launched in 2002 as a pilot program by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) to help alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution in the City of 糵. I-GO has the support of many public agencies and businesses, including the 糵 Department of Transportation, the Mayor’s Office and the 糵 Transit Authority. Surveys have shown that each environmentally friendly shared car removes 8-12 privately owned vehicles from congested city streets.
“The IIT campus has all of the ideal conditions for a successful car sharing program,” said I-GO CEO Sharon Feigon. “Many students don’t have cars and with two I-GO cars on campus, students can have access to a car when they need one. Students can save money and do something good for the environment by sharing an I-GO car.”
I-GO cars cost $6 an hour plus $.50 a mile. As a bonus, between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., there are no hourly charges.
I-GO covers the gas, insurance, parking, and maintenance. I-GO offers a fleet of 51 low-emission Honda Civic Hybrids, Honda Civics and Honda Elements in 20 糵 neighborhoods and Evanston. The company plans to expand to over 100 cars by year’s end. I-Go has signed up nearly 2000 members throughout the 糵 area.
I-GO members can reserve an I-GO car either online or over the phone minutes before they need a car—or days or weeks ahead—without having to wait in any lines or fill out any paperwork.
To join or to learn more about this innovative car sharing program, visit the I-GO website at www.igocars.com or call 773-278-4446.
Founded in 1890, IIT is a Ph.D.-granting technological university awarding degrees in the sciences, mathematics and engineering, as well as architecture, psychology, design, business and law. IIT’s interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum prepares the university’s 6,200 students for leadership roles in an increasingly complex and culturally diverse global workplace.
