Zipcar will park six cars in the University Park neighborhood.

Two cars will be parked at 32nd Street and University Avenue, West 29th Street and Orchard Avenue, and West Adams and Portland Street.

With Zipcar, community members can rent fuel-efficient vehicles such as a Toyota Prius by the hour ($8) or day ($66) after signing up for the annual membership ($50) and a one-time $25 application fee. The rental includes gas, insurance, 180 free miles and 24/7 roadside assistance.

To join, you need to be 21+, have a license and clean driving record.

“Now, people in the neighborhoods surrounding campus will have the same easy and convenient access to Zipcar as students, faculty and staff,” said Councilman Bernard Parks in a press release. "It’s a great opportunity for them to discover the savings and convenience that campus-dwellers have known for years.”

USC partnered with the city of Los Angeles and Zipcar to expand car sharing into the University Park neighborhood.

USC and UCLA, which will add six cars to the streets around Westwood, are the only places to find Zipcars in Los Angeles. Los Angeles officials said they hope to add more cars in Venice, Hollywood and downtown once the university programs prove successful.

“You often hear the refrain: You can’t get around L.A. without a car,” said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “We’re here to do away with that myth.”

Officials noted that Zipcar members reported driving 40 percent fewer miles and increasing public transit use by nearly 20 percent, helping to reduce traffic congestion and emissions. According to officials, Zipcars result in fewer miles driven because users reduce or combine their trips to maximize use of the car and minimize expense. And because a Zipcar provides access to a vehicle, people don’t buy one, which increases their use of public transportation.

“This is an environmental home run,” said Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who represents West L.A. “You get the pleasure and convenience of a car, but you take cars off the highway.”

USC now has 28 Zipcars, the largests fleet at a university.

The program is part of USC's effort reduce student reliance on individual transportation as USC officials the university has50,000 faculty, staff and students and only 13,000 parking spaces.

Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing service, has 325,000 members and 6,500 vehicles in urban areas and college campuses throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in London.