Campbelltown Council has partnered with popular car share operator GoGet to launch a 12 month trial of the service.
Ten car share spaces have been placed at five locations across Campbelltown.
Car sharing offers people the opportunity to access vehicles on demand for short periods of time. Once registered to GoGet, drivers can pay a fee to hire a vehicle for an hour, a day, or longer – with fuel, insurance, registration and maintenance all covered.
“Car sharing has been popular for residents in other areas of Sydney for many years and has successfully reduced people’s reliance on their own vehicles to get around,” says Campbelltown Mayor George Greiss.
“More than 400 people across Campbelltown are already GoGet members who use the service regularly so this trial will enable us to assess the viability of increasing car sharing capabilities across the city in the future,” Cr Greiss said.
Head of Space at GoGet Christopher Vanneste says Western Sydney is experiencing rapid growth.
“Car share will be one of the tools council can use to ensure Campbelltown’s growth doesn’t result in gridlock,’’ he said.
“Car share will also allow developments to build fewer parking spaces but still give owners and tenants, who don’t need a car every day, access to vehicles when needed on demand, increasing housing choice, affordability and environmental benefits.”
The car share locations for the trial in Campbelltown are in Milgate Lane, Dumaresq Street, Broughton Street, Allman Street and Centennial Drive.
Pictured above is GoGet Head of Space Christopher Vanneste with the Campbelltown Mayor George Greiss at one of the CBD parking sites.
This is wonderful to hear- finally residents of south western Sydney are getting access to services of city residents- something that should have been in the area sometime ago.