While I agree that it would be best to increase the number of people who actually bike to work, there are other times when one has to get around the city. This seems like a great way to get people to start biking around the city on the weekends or to get to the bars (especially if you don't have to use it to get home!) or whatever. Yeah, it's not going to get us to 50% commuting by bike, but it's a step in the right direction.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Ian Thistle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:idiotkid@gmail.com">idiotkid@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Then towards whom is it geared? To me it seems the only people who would really use it are tourists. My inkling is that the reason most people don't commute by bike isn't storage or cost, but rather that they are scared to ride in the city, or don't have the facilities at work to shower, etc. If it doesn't lessen the number of commuters on the roads, the bike sharing program isn't doing a good job.<div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Robotica <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:androidqueen@gmail.com" target="_blank">androidqueen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I don't think this program is geared at people who are already biking. And that's fine with me.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div>On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Joshua Koritz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joshua.koritz@gmail.com" target="_blank">joshua.koritz@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div>hi all,<br><br>i looked into this fairly closely. The company that got the contract to set this up currently operates in Montreal, its called Bixi (<a href="http://www.bixi.com" target="_blank">www.bixi.com</a>). It operates much the same way that Zip car works: you pay a yearly rate, then you pay per usage (though the first 30 minutes is free). unlike zipcar, you can return a bike at a different location than you picked it up.<br>
<br>while this is certainly an improvement over having nothing, it pales in comparison to what we could have. Copenhagen has a program that is run by the City (not subcontracted out) for bikes to be used within the city center for free. <a href="http://www.bycyklen.dk/english/thecitybikeandcopenhagen.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.bycyklen.dk/english/thecitybikeandcopenhagen.aspx</a> <br>
<br>personally, I won't be using this new bike service. I'll be sticking with my trusty bike.<br><br>-josh<br>
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