We’re thrilled to announce that Governor Hochul signed the bill that will allow Ithaca Carshare to get auto insurance and reopen in early March, 2024. Many thanks goes out to Senator Lea Webb and Asm. Anna Kelles for their tireless efforts to get this bill passed and...

Statement by Jennifer Dotson, Founder of Ithaca Carshare and Executive Director of the Center for Community Transportation It’s now September 1, the date we set to start shutting down Ithaca Carshare. Part of the reason we needed to do this today is to preserve the...

By Liz Field, Ithaca Carshare Director Ithaca Carshare has paused operations for more than three months now, and Governor Hochul still hasn’t signed A.5718b/S.5959b even though it unanimously passed both houses of the New York State legislature in June. While we wait,...

Written by Liz Field, Director of Ithaca Carshare Yesterday, we sent an email to our 1,500+ members letting them know the unfortunate news that we must pause operations starting May 19. This is due to a market failure that has led to a severe lack of auto insurance...

By Liz Field, Director of Ithaca Carshare Ithaca Carshare, a non-profit, membership-based service that provides 24/7 access to 30 vehicles for over 1,500 members, is at risk of shutting down in May due to insurance and traffic laws and regulations in New York State....

Thanks to all who responded to our email on February 14 asking for your help. If you didn’t see our statement, or have a chance to write to your legislators, please read on and take action now. Ithaca Carshare, and all carshares across New York, are at risk of...

Meet Julius! Julius is a 2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid. You can find Julius near the intersection of N. Titus and S. Plain Street. Julius is named after Julius Eastman (October 27, 1940 – May 28, 1990). Raised in Ithaca, Julius was a pianist, singer, and contemporary...

We’re thrilled to announce that Ithaca Carshare is part of a winning grant from NYSERDA to purchase 9 new Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the next two years. Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) is the main grant holder of the Electric Mobility Challenge, which...

In collaboration with our booking software partners — Vancouver-based carsharing co-op, Modo — we’re happy to share the first draft of our new Mobile Booking App. The App is in its early stages and is only for making and managing bookings. You’ll still need to use the...