Using a successful Washington, D.C. program as a model, the Cook County Board of Commissioners is banking on an electronic monitoring system to make its management of the county’s 2,000 vehicle fleet more efficient.
Commissioners are expected to refer to the County Board’s vehicle committee a resolution requesting a study to explore how an electronic fleet management system would work in Cook County.
The hope, says Commissioner Gregg Goslin, is for the study to find it possible to get results similar to D.C.’s – where the fleet dramatically shrank, from 360 to 58. The electronic system would be similar to private car-sharing ventures; the D.C. program is administered by Zipcar. Read more...
