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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1 Comment

Today’s Headlines

by Damien Newton on September 15, 2009

Crossing Controversy, Problems With Sewers Delay Expo By Nearly a Year (Times)
New Zipcars Only Available to Students? (Daily News)
Showdown Over City Budget Could Lead to Hundreds of Layoffs (Times)
Duarte Creates Committee on Gold Line Extension (Pasadena Star-News)
NYT: America Needs a National Anti-Texting Law
Bill on Schwarzenegger's Desk Would Test Interlock System to Prevent Drunk Driving (Roadshow)
Transit Advocates Optimistic About Green Transpo Funding in Senate Climate Bill (Politico)
Anticipation Building for David Byrne's "Bicycle Diaries" (Reno Rambler via Streetsblog.net)

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The Daily News misreported Zipcar's eligibility criteria. Non-students can also register for Zipcar accounts. I've had mine for four years. The reporter might have been attempting to call attention to the fact that students ages 18-20 can also sign up for Zipcar if they meet a more rigorous set of criteria mostly related to their driving record. Typically Zipcar's minimum age is 21, so if you're between the age of 18 and 20, you need to be enrolled at a university that also has an arrangement with Zipcar to provide the necessary car insurance.

September 15, 2009 at 12:54 pm Link # 1