Zipcar, why have you foresaken Roslindale?
CitySwimmer, who lives in Roslindale, is trying to see if she can go a month without using her car (in which case she could sell it and put the savings toward buying a condo). But much as she loves her Rozzie apartment, she realizes there are still times when a car would come in handy. So rent a Zipcar, right? Wrong:
... Well, there are no Zipcars in Roslindale.
I emailed them a month ago to ask about the likelihood of getting one and didn't get a response. So I called last week. The woman with whom I spoke was curt and very negative. She told me that there would not be a Zipcar in Roslindale because there was no need and getting permits from the City would be very difficult; I find both statements difficult to believe. I asked if a petition from Roslindale residents would help. She said it might and that other neighborhoods had won Zipcars that way - so, I'll be getting that started pronto. ...
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not to rub it in...
That sucks... We're lucky, living in Brighton, they've got them all over the place and have just added one in the parking lot next to my condo. It's a brand new Prius, which, if you've never driven one, is a hybrid electric-gas vehicle that uses a power button to start up instead of an ignition. It charges the battery every time you brake. It is also the coolest car ever.