in Boston. Seattle Flexcar had 15,000 members in Seattle, about 2.5% of that city's population. It had proven popular among those who live in downtown Seattle or the nearby densely populated Capitol Hill and First Hill. The company had also started an initiative to convince Downtown Seattle employers to join their program as business members rather than maintaining their own fleet vehicles. Other market segments included placing vehicles at transit stations to provide "last mile" connectivity between transit and suburban office locations and providing subsidized vehicle access as part of low-income "jobs access" programs. Portland In April 2001, Flexcar became the first car-sharing company in the U.S. to expand to a second city by acquiring CarSharing Portland in Portland. At the time, Flexcar's customer base in Seattle included over 1300 members sharing 40 cars. Carsharing Portland, which began business in March 1998, had at the time of its acquisition over 500 members with 25 vehicles in and around downtown Portland. The last statistics provided by Flexcar's website showed that the service in Portland has grown to include over 130 vehicles, including the Pearl District, Old Town Chinatown; close-in eastside neighborhoods such as the Lloyd District, Hawthorne, and Brooklyn; and downtown Vancouver, Washington. See also Transportation in Seattle Transportation in Portland, Oregon Transportation in Los Angeles References External links 2000 establishments in Washington (state) 2007 disestablishments in Washington (state) Car rental companies of the United States Carsharing Defunct companies based in Seattle Defunct transportation companies of the United States Public–private partnership projects in the United States Transport companies established in 2000 Transport companies disestablished in 2007 Transportation companies based in Washington (state)