The NYC DOT Carshare Pilot has designated 226 on-street carshare parking spaces in 13 zones across 4 boroughs where carshare vehicles would most enhance mobility and reduce personal car ownership. In addition, NYC DOT has allocated 54 carshare spaces in 16 municipal parking facilities.
Sign up directly with Zipcar to take advantage of this pilot program!
Note: Enterprise Carshare indefinitely suspended service in New York City in June 2020.
Carshare Membership
New Yorkers should apply directly to Zipcar for carshare membership and provide information such as a driver's license and form of payment.
Street Cleaning
Alternate side parking (ASP) regulations will not be applied to carshare parking spaces. Carshare companies are required to clean and maintain the space to the same frequency of adjacent alternate side parking regulations.
Enforcement
If non-carshare vehicles are found in carshare parking spaces, NYPD is authorized to ticket and tow illegally parked vehicles.
Carshare companies are also authorized to relocate illegally parked vehicles to the nearest legal curbside space (at no charge to the car owner), though this is not in effect at this time.
Accessibility
Zipcar is required to provide a vehicle with professionally installed hand controls to any carshare member within 48 hours of the request.
Carshare Membership
New Yorkers should apply directly to Zipcar for carshare membership and provide information such as a driver's license and form of payment.
Street Cleaning
Alternate side parking (ASP) regulations will not be applied to carshare parking spaces. Carshare companies are required to clean and maintain the space to the same frequency of adjacent alternate side parking regulations.
Enforcement
If non-carshare vehicles are found in carshare parking spaces, NYPD is authorized to ticket and tow illegally parked vehicles.
Carshare companies are also authorized to relocate illegally parked vehicles to the nearest legal curbside space (at no charge to the car owner), though this is not in effect at this time.
Accessibility
Zipcar is required to provide a vehicle with professionally installed hand controls to any carshare member within 48 hours of the request.
Sign up to take advantage of the NYC DOT Carshare Pilot!
Apply directly to Zipcar for carshare membership.
In order to participate in the NYC DOT Carshare Pilot, Zipcar agreed to meet specific permit conditions, such as expanding into areas formerly underserved by carshare, sharing data with the agency, cleaning the street around carshare parking spaces, and providing hand-controls within 48 hours of a member's request.
Discounts for NYCHA residents!
Zipcar: For eligible NYCHA residents, membership for the first year is free and new members receive a $20 driving credit. (A one-time $25 application fee still applies.) Members receive a discounted $15 annual membership fee thereafter. NYCHA resident members using Zipcars located on NYCHA properties also receive a discounted driving rate of $1-off per hour. Apply online on Zipcar's website. You can also find the NYCHA developments where Zipcars are located on our interactive map. Click for more details about Zipcar's partnership with NYCHA.
Discounts for IDNYC cardholders!
Zipcar is also offering a separate discount for IDNYC cardholders through the NYC IDNYC program. The discount consists of a free, one-year membership, including a waived application fee, and discounts on hourly driving rates Monday through Friday only. This offer is only valid for first-time Zipcar memberships, is non-transferable, and may only be used by the cardholder. Apply online on Zipcar’s website and type IDNYC into the Organization Name box.
All membership applications are subject to Zipcar approval process.
Sign up to take advantage of the NYC DOT Carshare Pilot!
Apply directly to Zipcar for carshare membership.
In order to participate in the NYC DOT Carshare Pilot, Zipcar agreed to meet specific permit conditions, such as expanding into areas formerly underserved by carshare, sharing data with the agency, cleaning the street around carshare parking spaces, and providing hand-controls within 48 hours of a member's request.
Discounts for NYCHA residents!
Zipcar: For eligible NYCHA residents, membership for the first year is free and new members receive a $20 driving credit. (A one-time $25 application fee still applies.) Members receive a discounted $15 annual membership fee thereafter. NYCHA resident members using Zipcars located on NYCHA properties also receive a discounted driving rate of $1-off per hour. Apply online on Zipcar's website. You can also find the NYCHA developments where Zipcars are located on our interactive map. Click for more details about Zipcar's partnership with NYCHA.
Discounts for IDNYC cardholders!
Zipcar is also offering a separate discount for IDNYC cardholders through the NYC IDNYC program. The discount consists of a free, one-year membership, including a waived application fee, and discounts on hourly driving rates Monday through Friday only. This offer is only valid for first-time Zipcar memberships, is non-transferable, and may only be used by the cardholder. Apply online on Zipcar’s website and type IDNYC into the Organization Name box.
All membership applications are subject to Zipcar approval process.
Carshare parking spaces are located in pairs at the corners of residential, unmetered blocks. On-street spaces have new street regulation signage and pedestrian-level signs to designate parking spaces to each specific carshare company.
The curb regulation OTHERS NO STANDING means that non-carshare vehicles may not stand at this location. Any vehicle other than that designated carshare vehicle may not wait or stop to load/unload packages or merchandise at the curb, although it may stop to expeditiously drop off or pick up passengers.
NYPD is authorized to ticket and tow illegally parked vehicles.
In addition, there are two pedestrian-level signs explaining the new use of the curb.
The blue-background sign faces the street to explain the Others No Standing regulation for drivers, while the white-background sign faces the sidewalk to summarize the pilot and its goals for passers-by:
Carshare parking spaces are located in pairs at the corners of residential, unmetered blocks. On-street spaces have new street regulation signage and pedestrian-level signs to designate parking spaces to each specific carshare company.
The curb regulation OTHERS NO STANDING means that non-carshare vehicles may not stand at this location. Any vehicle other than that designated carshare vehicle may not wait or stop to load/unload packages or merchandise at the curb, although it may stop to expeditiously drop off or pick up passengers.
NYPD is authorized to ticket and tow illegally parked vehicles.
In addition, there are two pedestrian-level signs explaining the new use of the curb.
The blue-background sign faces the street to explain the Others No Standing regulation for drivers, while the white-background sign faces the sidewalk to summarize the pilot and its goals for passers-by: