I-GO Car Sharing
In 2002, CNT launched I-GO as a pilot project, with support from the City of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Transportation. I-GO was the first car sharing organization in the Chicagoland area and today is the only car sharing organization with 100% low-emission vehicles. A sustainable region means that everyone should have good transportation options without having to own a car, so I-GO is committed to serving all neighborhoods.
I-GO exists to provide economical and environmentally sound transportation choices, aiming to reduce car ownership rates, lower family transportation costs, reduce urban congestion and improve air quality in all neighborhoods. I-GO has found through its own research that its members make significant and positive lifestyle changes as a result of the program. Nearly 50 percent of members who owned cars when they joined I-GO have sold their cars after six months of participation in the program. Furthermore, 56 percent of participants have reported that they either postponed buying a car or sold a car before they joined I-GO. These figures indicate that as the program grows to scale, it has the potential to produce not only significant environmental benefits, but also significantly lower costs of transportation for families.
Visit I-GO Car Sharing at http://www.igocars.org.
Since inception, I-GO has been funded by the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, The Chicago Community Trust, Woods Fund of Chicago, U.S. Department of Transportation and LaSalle Bank.
