Community bicycle program

By Joe T. Duncan on his City Ride blog delves a little bit into if Adam Giambrone would be a good “Active Transportation” mayor for Toronto.  Giambrone hasn’t officially announced his candidacy yet (it’s apparently happening on Monday, Feb. 1st), but everyone kind of *knows* already.  Personally...

By Joe T. Duncan on his City Ride blog delves a little bit into if Adam Giambrone would be a good “Active Transportation” mayor for Toronto.  Giambrone hasn’t officially announced his candidacy yet (it’s apparently happening on Monday, Feb. 1st), but everyone kind of *knows* already.  Personally...

By Joe T. Duncan on his City Ride blog delves a little bit into if Adam Giambrone would be a good “Active Transportation” mayor for Toronto.  Giambrone hasn’t officially announced his candidacy yet (it’s apparently happening on Monday, Feb. 1st), but everyone kind of *knows* already.  Personally...

By Joe T. CBN Workshop – Flat Fix/Intro to Bike Repair CBN Winter Open House and Bicycle Auction 12:00 – 6:00 PM761 Queen Street WestCheck out the home of the Community Bicycle Network and participate in an Auction for one of the Yellow Bikes from the BikeShare program Saturday, Jan. 30

By noreply@blogger.com (Paul DeMaio) Hello Bike-sharers! Sorry it's taken so long to post. My company, MetroBike, LLC, has been very busy with work for the upcoming bike-sharing programs in Arlington, Virginia, USA and Copenhagen, Denmark. Both programs will be very exciting, so stay tuned.

By noreply@blogger.com (Paul DeMaio) As we enter a new decade, The Bike-sharing Blog will be there to follow trends in this nascent industry. Thank you for continuing to make The Bike-sharing Blog the world’s #1 source of information on bike-sharing, public bikes, bicicletas públicas, fahrradverleih, or whatever it may be...

By noreply@blogger.com (Paul DeMaio) I normally don't post propaganda, however, it was either this or a video of the coal that Santa brought, so here's a nice piece that Clear Channel Outdoor created about its SmartBike system. This smooth video discusses its technology and has brief interviews with customers from around th...

Parisian bike-sharing program could be coming to Broward Broward Politics (blog) County commissioners have started a search for a company to set up a bike-sharing program similar to those seen in European capitals and even American ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Paul DeMaio) A bike-sharing system that has yet to receive attention on The Bike-sharing Blog, until now, is called Onroll from the Spanish company domoblue. Onroll is one of the few systems out there where rental and return is conducted by text message (SMS). To join, one must register their mobile pho...

The city is also exploring bike sharing programs, which would let would-be riders borrow a bike in one area and drop off for the next guy somewhere else. ... and more »

One company that does offer employees showers, bicycle parking and even a bike-sharing program is the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather North America. ...

The percentage of Yale staff biking to campus nearly doubled between 2007 and 2008 with the May 2008 start of the Y-Bike program, which offers bike sharing ...

But the city wants more of its employees to use sustainable transportation on the job. That's why Toronto's Smart Commute office has set up a bike-sharing ...

By russellmeddin@bikesharephiladelphia.org (Russell Meddin) According to a City of Paris press release, on Monday the City Council of Paris approved a new contract with JCDecaux for the Vélib’ bike-sharing system. The last year and a half have seen stressful negotiations between JCDecaux, the giant street furniture advertising company, and the C...

I'd like to see county bike-sharing programs," Brian Lentz, a Laurel resident and student at the University of Maryland, College Park, said to his group, ... and more »

Ten free bicycles are available for checkout in a new bike-sharing program, called Cat Wheels, at the University of Arizona. ... and more »

Community bike-sharing program: Would establish a fleet of bikes that could be checked out and used by anyone. Why don't we have one of those already? and more »

By noreply@blogger.com (Paul DeMaio) An article in The New York Times, titled "French Ideal of Bicycle-sharing Meets Reality" discusses the problem Paris has been having with vandalism and theft of bike-sharing bikes with 80% of the initial bikes having been replaced. Data has been hard to come by, however, Velib' is an outl...

By russellmeddin@bikesharephiladelphia.org (Russell Meddin) Price is a major motivator to join and use bike-sharing programs. The European experience with pricing should be thought of strongly as a new crop of bike-sharing programs begin in Spring 2010. What is the magic price to maximize annual subscriptions to make a large user base without needi...

By russellmeddin@bikesharephiladelphia.org (Russell Meddin) Lots of exciting this are happening this week in the world of bike-sharing. Here's a sample of what's to come: Europe The British Isles These small bike-sharing roll outs all bode well for the next spring’s large London Cycle Hire scheme which you can read about here.

By russellmeddin@bikesharephiladelphia.org (Russell Meddin) What does the one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities do when it wants to upgrade its 2nd generation bike-sharing system to a modern 21st Century system? Well, all you bike-sharing geeks, consultants, vendors, manufacturers, and wannabe experts, here is your chance to pedal into...

By russellmeddin@bikesharephiladelphia.org (Russell Meddin) Even with the easily installed BiXi stations and bikes, bike-sharing might not come as easily as it should, central London is composed of different “councils.” According to Global New Clickpress, the councils of Camden and Westminster have been slow to approve the placement of docking...

By noreply@blogger.com (Joe) The Community Bicycle Network has 8 courses going on in August: Tues, Aug. 4: Urban Cycling Skills Wed, Aug. 5: Bike Repair - Brakes and Gears Tues, Aug. 11: Flat Fix/Intro to Bike Repair Wed, Aug. 12... Click to read more in the Forum >>>... Why do you wear a helmet, or do you even?

By paul@metrobike.net (Paul DeMaio) Question #8: 60% already own a bike and 40% don't own a bike. This affirms the belief that people with bikes would use the system. Also, with 40% not owning a bike, bike-sharing is creating bike trips that otherwise wouldn't be made. This first survey of a 3rd generation bike-sharing program i...

By JetSetCD Following the huge success of Paris' Velib bike sharing program, we've been wondering how long it would take for North American to get in on the action. Leave it to Frenchy Montreal to show everyone up by being the first on the continent to put the pedal to the metal.

By JetSetCD If cities like Milan, Shanghai, and Mexico City can enjoy successful bike rental programs, then we've been wondering when a South American capital would climb aboard the eco-friendly trend. As it turns out, Rio de Janeiro quietly launched their own bike sharing program last November, w...

 MN One is a new "Bike Center" at the University of Minnesota in the Oak Street Parking Ramp. The other is a bike-sharing program that'll make 1000 bikes available for people to use around the University of Minnesota, Uptown and Downtown.

In recent years, from Paris to Rome, new urban cycling lanes and public bike-sharing programs have been gaining popularity. And while some travelers are not able to tap into all the cycling opportunities — in Paris, for instance, the check-out meters ...

By Sarah Goodyear Note to Rep. McCarthy: This is much more than just a bike rack. There’s good reason that District City officials have decided to invest in a bike-sharing program, just as officials in many other major cities around the world have. Namely: creating viable alternative transportation system...

When alarmist mainstream media reports began circulating earlier this year suggesting that vandalism was threatening the viability of the Velib bike-sharing system in Paris I was skeptical. When the story broke this spring, Streetsblog was one of the ...

 KY Boston, Mass., is beginning to consider a bike-sharing program much like Lexington's program. Boston.com visited Paris, France, to see the program there that "has transformed and energized the city." Around Paris are kiosks, racks, and automated locks ...

 OH There were a few very expensive bikes as well, which I can't imagine anyone leaving behind." The Athens Bicycle Cooperative refurbished some of the hand-me-downs for its new bike-sharing program, and Ohio University students might ride them again. ...

By paul@metrobike.net (Paul DeMaio) The New York Times has reported today that Google has stepped into the bike-sharing arena as the provider of its 74,300-bike beta service in New York City. This program is more than two times larger than the nearest fleet size in the world. Following the naming lead of other popular programs...

Denver is one of the healthiest and most active cities in America, so we're excited to pioneer a bike-sharing model that supports a physically and environmentally healthy community. While bicycles are part of our strategy to host the greenest national ...

 CA Such a program would provide several locations where a person could check out a bike, run an errand and then return it. The idea, again, is to reduce traffic congestion and dependence on cars. Critics, however, say such bike-sharing programs would have ...

By paul@metrobike.net (Paul DeMaio) We could also team up with other areas. Denver and San Francisco have been talking about setting up their own bike sharing programs. How about a bike sharing consortium? All of the regions could use the same technology, getting even more competitive rates from a vendor. And then, perhaps, if...

By jcwinnie While a pancake motor used to propel a bicycle is nothing knew, Lee Iacocca*, and replacing a bicycle wheel with a “fifth wheel” powered with lithium batteries is prior art1, the batteries inside the wheel with the electric motor / generator does seem to be a novel configuration. ABG repor...

By paul@metrobike.net (Paul DeMaio) Mayor Newsom touring Vélib' facilities in Paris referred to San Francisco saying, “Bike-sharing will help connect thousands of residents and commuters to their workplaces and shopping destinations by providing bikes that they can easily borrow. This bike-sharing pilot project wil...

 MS - For more information about the bicycle sharing program, contact the office of parking services at 325-3526 or visit parkingservices.msstate.edu.

By Aaron Naparstek Best International Transportation Concept: The huge success of Paris's Velib has made it so that if you are a big city mayor and you want to be considered "green" you've got to have a public bike-sharing program in the works. Simplest, Cheapest, Best Bike Infrastructure Idea: Portland's...

By paul@metrobike.net (Paul DeMaio) Thirdly, university programs will take-off. There is intense interest coming from universities which have their own transportation needs and transportation budgets. Due to this, they have the ability to select the systems that best meet their needs and provide the density of bikes and...

 - Milan is the latest city to introduce a bike sharing scheme, with 72 stations, hundreds of bikes currently and plans to grow. Right now, it's only available ...

By WorldChanging Team You can glimpse the future of clean, green transportation right now on the streets of Paris, and it might astonish you. Posted by WorldChanging Team in Transportation at 10:30 AM) WorldChanging Teamby Jay Walljasper You can glimpse the future of clean, green transportation right now on...

 OH - Nov 18, 2008 If the bikes are in good enough condition that they are not annoying to ride I think students will use them." The University's bike sharing program is not ...

By Adam Stein The recent Times article on the bike-sharing boom in Europe offers up lots of good stuff. Posted by Adam Stein in Transportation at 10:59 AM) Adam SteinEurope proves that if you build it, they just might come. The recent Times article on the bike-sharing boom in Europe offers up lots of...

By The Huffington Post News Editors Bike theft is a huge bummer and a always-growing problem in cities where bicycles are used more and more for daily transport. Amsterdam has always had a big theft problem, and 20,000 bike were stolen in the city of Copenhagen alone. Bike sharing programs nearly all share the feature of using...

 MI - They have some standard “cruisers,” which are one- and three-speed bicycles, with 20 more on order, and they have a few tandems, or “the proverbial bicycle ...

Donate unwanted bicycles or equipment to a good cause and receive a tax write-off. The shop is also open at the same time for volunteers interested in working on bicycles for children of low-income families, refugees and Boise's homeless population. During open shop time on the second Sat...

By jcwinnie According to a New York Times article, bike-sharing is catching on at American universities. “Universities are in many ways an ideal location for bike-sharing,” observes the Bike Sharing Blog. “With a young demographic and individuals who are generally more active, car-free, and will...

By paul@metrobike.net (Paul DeMaio) As a New York Times article this past week shows, bike-sharing is catching on at American universities. Whether universities are using 1st generation (no tech) systems, 2nd generation coin-deposit systems, or 3rd generation (high tech) systems like St. Xavier, bike-sharing’s time ha...