It鈥檚 raining, it鈥檚 pouring, it鈥檚 Vancouver. If you鈥檙e among the many who find themselves caught in a downpour without an umbrella from time to time, you might want to make note of this new umbrella-sharing service that鈥檚 launched in downtown Vancouver.
was created by Amir Entezari and Babak Assadsangabi. The business offers automated kiosks from which you can borrow umbrellas when it鈥檚 raining. The service was tested at UBC, and UmbraCity has long been aiming to expand into the downtown core.
As of Oct. 25, UmbraCity now has 23 kiosks and 6,000 branded bright yellow umbrellas for paid borrowing in higher density areas within downtown 麻豆传媒映画including office buildings, residential buildings, venues, hotels, and retails.
A illustrates where in 麻豆传媒映画there are UmbraCity kiosks.
Residents and commuters in downtown 麻豆传媒映画can now borrow umbrellas for as low as $1 for 24 hours. The company offers plans for partner businesses or institutions so that their employees, tenants, or students can make use of the service; among those partnerships are companies like Oxford Properties, 麻豆传媒映画Convention Centre, Terminal City Club, Westbank Properties Corp, Waves Coffee House, Bosa Properties, Blue Horizon Hotel, and Rancho Property Services.
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With files from Brenna Temple
