[Michlib-l] Municipal trading app

[Dave Ewick]

I wanted to share this idea sent to me by our Outreach librarian Kelly
Rembert.  It might help you locate needed items and make trades for
stuff you don't need.  If you are not part of a local municipality, you
could share it with your mayor, etc.
Best,
Dave
Listings app lets local governments trade equipment: MuniRent wants to
encourage city councils to take advantage by pooling their resources and
lending them to each other.
 31 Jul 2014    Spotted by 
( http://www.springspotters.com/) Murray Orange, written by Springwise

Peer-to-peer lending has already hit a wide range of industries, from
audio-visual equipment
(
http://www.springwise.com/peer-to-peer-rentals-audio-visual-equipment/) 
business goods
( http://www.springwise.com/sharing-marketplace-business/) , enabling
those who can’t afford to own limited use items to lend them from others
in their community. Now MuniRent
( https://www.munirent.co/)  wants to encourage city councils to take
advantage by pooling their resources and lending them to each other.

The platform is available as a free-to-use website and an app for both
iOS and Android
(  href=)  devices, and enables municipalities to list any equipment
they’re willing to loan. Each listing includes details such as the make
and model, how old it is, whether transportation or an operator can be
included, and the price of rental per day. Other local authorities can
then browse the app and quickly arrange to hire the equipment they need
for a typically lower price than commercial rental. The site currently
offers items such as diggers, specialist trucks, street cleaning
vehicles and pavement rollers.
Councils often spend money on expensive equipment that is used for
occasional projects but otherwise sits in storage. MuniRent helps
authorities to cut their operation costs and even create a new revenue
source by lending out their unused items. Are there other industries
that are still to take advantage of P2P sharing?
Website: www.munirent.co		  Contact:
www.munirent.co/contact
Article can be found at: 
http://www.springwise.com/listings-app-lets-local-governments-trade-equipment/
 
 
 
David L. Ewick

City Librarian
Southfield Public Library
26300 Evergreen
Southfield, Michigan 48076
248 796-4300
dewick at sfldlib.org
 
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