Car2GO to launch in Calgary

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Originally Posted by McMurph

The problem in my mind is the extensive use Cars2Go for commuting downtown. There is a huge shift from the periphery to the centre and back each day which creates a diurnal maldistribution that undercuts the convenience of true car sharing and creates in the very least a perception of them undermining transit and downtown parking strategies. Car2Go is a great service and is useful for both its users and the city as a whole, but as a partner in Calgary's transportation system they're going to have to do a better job of evenly distributing their cars. I don't know how it should work -- it'll be tough with our hugely centralized work world -- but I hope they figure it out themselves before something stupid gets regulated for them.

While there are many merits of a single central dense work node, this is an example of the downside. Everyone and everything wants to get to one point at the same time.

Looking forward to more TOD and business hubs outside of the core, to relieve this protracted and worsening problem.