Driving Is Thriving — Non-Profit Changes How Texans Relate To Vehicles

In the United States, and especially in Texas, owning or possessing a car is equivalent to holding a shining pearl of freedom. It is so crucial to being “free” in this country that one could legitimately say car owners and those whose access has been cut off live completely different lives on opposite sides of the coin.

For many in this country, and especially Texas, driving is thriving. Those who can’t afford the price of admission are relegated to public transportation, and that’s if they are lucky enough to live in a city populated by liberals who believe in supporting such a foreign concept. Foreign to Texas, that is.

In downtown Austin, an even stranger recipe is on the brew. A little non-profit, launched in Oct. 2006, called “Austin Car Share,” has been making waves in the state’s capital. You could call their business model, cars on demand, or maybe cars