Car sharing is an excellent option for sustainable transportation in rural communities. It is one part of a multi-modal transportation system. If successfully implemented it can eliminate the need to own one or more private vehicles in a household. Reduce the need for private vehicle ownership comes with numerous potential financial and environmental benefits. These may range from personal financial savings, reduced demand for parking in the downtown, decreased impacts on climate change, and access to newer, more efficient vehicles. Car sharing can also support active transportation and transit usage as car sharing members walk or bike to their nearest shared vehicle or transit stop.

The operation of a car sharing service is membership based access to shared vehicles. Each vehicle will have a designated parking location in proximity to an ACT stop. Members of the Car Sharing service will be able to make online reservations at any time, and will be able to access a reserved vehicle via a fob-key. At the end of a reservation members return the vehicle to the original location.

Car Sharing can support public transit, active transportation, taxi-services, and privately owned vehicles by allowing members to choose the mode, or the mix of transportation modes, that will best suit any particular trip.