On its website, GIG cited rising operational costs and decreased demand, as well as “changes to consumer commuting patterns” as reasons for its decision to conclude services. The U.S. Census shows that almost 70% of workers commute to their jobs by car. However, a 2017 study by campus’s Transportation Sustainability Research Center, or TSRC, found that 82% of surveyed college students do not own cars, along with about two-thirds of surveyed employees. This alone does not mean that one-way car shares are sustainable in all college towns. Cohen, a survey researcher at the TSRC, noted that roundtrip carsharing tends to have more residential use cases than one-way carsharing, which is typically used in sporadic cases like appointments and job interviews. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Caspar Turner 📸: Sydney Wolfe | sydneyyywolfe . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #carshare #gigcarshare