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WHAT IS RIDE SHARING? You have ride share options in Portland! GLOSSARY OF TERMS: Take a peek inside and use this simple guide to BIKE SHARE: Just like car sharing, but with a bicycle! see which options are best for you. PEER-TO-PEER: Renting vehicles or purchasing services UNLOCK PORTLAND “Ride sharing” means driving or riding in a vehicle from private individuals, rather than directly from a that you don’t own to get around. It’s one industry business. This includes Getaround, Turo, Spinlister, Uber that has emerged from the ever-evolving sharing and Lyft. These platforms also allow users to earn money RIDE economy. In Portland, there are many options to by listing their own vehicles or signing up as drivers. choose from. From bicycles to smart cars; pick-up POINT-TO-POINT: Picking up a vehicle in one location trucks to cargo vans — there is a shared vehicle and ending in another. No round trips necessary! SHARING available for nearly every transportation need. RIDE SHARE: Ride sharing is when you are either Some companies even let you earn money by coordinating a ride with someone or paying a neighbor renting your own vehicle to others. This guide will to give you a ride. This includes carpools, van-pools, and help you understand the service that each services like Lyft or Uber. company has to offer, so you can choose the ride- VEHICLES FOR HIRE: Hiring a driver to give you a ride share platform that is right for you. with their own vehicle, rather than using a rented vehicle The best part about ride sharing is that it provides to drive yourself. all of the convenience of having access to a car when you need one, and none of the expense that comes with ownership when you don’t. FOR OTHER OPTIONS on getting around town, **This is a relatively new industry, which means that these visit our Active Transportation website: services are changing every day. The purpose of this brochure is to give you a simple overview of the options portlandoregon.gov/transportation/at that are available in the city of Portland. For the most up-to- date information, please call or visit the websites of the companies listed inside. MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM METRO AND THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION A helpful resource for The City of Portland complies with all non-discrimination, Civil Rights laws using bike share, ride share, including Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II. To help ensure equal access to City programs, services and activities, the City of Portland will reasonably modify policies/procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services to persons and car share options with disabilities. Call 503-823-5185, TTY 503-823-6868 or Oregon Relay Service: 711 with such requests. 3/18 ST_Ride_Sharing_Flyer_2018_0222.indd 1 2/23/18 3:47 PM EXPLORE PORTLAND’S RIDE SHARE OPTIONS SHORTER TRIP LONGER TRIP One Way Trip BIKETOWN By The Minute Carshare Pedicab Vehicle For Hire Round Trip All the above plus: By The Hour Carshare Bike Rental Car Rental Short-Term Car and Bike Share Vehicle-for-Hire Long Term Bike Vehicle sharing saves You need a vehicle for a short trip (from 10 minutes to an You need a ride — right and Car Rental money, reduces hour or more) and prefer to drive or bike yourself. now. Whether from the You need a vehicle for multiple Car share service providers include insurance coverage in their airport or just across hours or days and want a variety congestion, and town and prefer not to rental rates, fuel in for cars, and some even allow you to park of sizes and styles to choose drive yourself. offers convenience! the car for free at metered parking spaces. Visit each company’s from, and you prefer to drive Explore the many website for the fine print. or bike yourself. PEDI CAB types of vehicle PAY BY THE MINUTE / ONE WAY A bicycle taxi powered by a BIKE RENTAL sharing available human. Here is a list of Companies like Spinlister and biketownpdx.com 866-512-BIKE here in Portland! Bike Share* (2453) permitted companies and many local bike shops offer contacts in Portland: daily bike rentals. Check out a car2go.com/ 877-488-4224 us/en/portland/ bit.ly/pdxtaxi comprehensive list here: bit.ly/bikerentalspdx LEGEND reachnow.com/ 844-732-2466 portland-or/ VEHICLE FOR HIRE Selection of vehicles Find a comprehensive list CAR RENTAL Reservations on-demand of permitted companies PAY BY THE HOUR OR DAY / ROUND TRIP Many companies in Portland and their contact information offer airport pick-ups, box truck Reservations scheduled zipcar.com/ 866-4ZIPCAR here: Portland (494-7227) rentals and more. You can even Accessibility bit.ly/pdxtaxi rent a car from someone in your getaround.com/ 866-438-2768 ** neighbor hood through a service Bike racks Portland like Turo. To see a list of them, Earn money *Parking a BIKETOWN bike at a designated orange bike station is free of charge. Any BIKETOWN go here: bikes that are left at unauthorized bike racks will incur additional charges. bit.ly/rentalcarspdx Free parking at metered **GetAround allows individuals to rent cars from other people or earn money renting their own spaces vehicles, this is known as a peer-to-peer service. ST_Ride_Sharing_Flyer_2018_0222.indd 2 2/23/18 3:47 PM.