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Bring City CarShare to Ashby BART

City CarShare is appealing to BART for car pod spaces at Ashby BART. They need the community to make it clear to BART how important this is. Daryl Norcutt, City CarShare's East Bay representative, sent along the following letter which you could email or snail mail to BART Director Lynette Sweet. It probably would be good to make it specific to your circumstances.

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July 1, 2003

Lynette Sweet
BART Board of Directors
800 Madison Street, LMA-5
Oakland, CA 94607
kduron@bart.gov

Dear Director Sweet,

Thank you for your ongoing work on the BART Board of Directors and for your advocacy of transit issues in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

I am writing to ask for your support in bringing City CarShare to the Ashby BART station. As a frequent rider on the BART system and resident of South Berkeley, I would benefit tremendously from having access to a car-share vehicle that is nearby transit and easy to get to.

City CarShare is a local, non-profit organization that brought the concept of car-sharing to the Bay Area as a vehicle-ownership alternative. In addition to the current ‘pod’ locations at Rockridge and Glen Park BART stations, City CarShare has also put cars in neighborhood parking areas within walking distance of many other BART stations, like Lake Merritt and the Mission District in San Francisco.

Please consider locating a City CarShare pod at Ashby BART. The neighborhood would definitely use the cars, and it would also allow BART riders to more easily access the program throughout the Bay Area.

Thank you for your continued support of this important transportation program.

Sincerely,

[Your name here]

Cc: Tom Margro
Harley Goldstrom