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On Big Day for Bike-Share, Boston Mayor Envisions World Class Cycling City
Several American cities have made halting strides towards implementing bike-share systems recently, but which will be the first to launch the kind of robust network needed for public biking to go mainstream? Right now, the runaway favorite is Boston.
August 13, 2009
Bikes as Transit: New Study Envisions Possibilities for NYC
The Department of City Planning released a study this weekend about the possibilities for bike-share in New York City, and if you can spare the time to look it over, it's a rewarding read. The best news: The city is thinking about bike-share on a scale that would successfully integrate cycling into the public transit system. The report recommends a phased implementation, starting with a 10,000-bike system and expanding to 49,000 bikes at stations in four boroughs.
April 22, 2009
Boston Gets Serious About Bike-Share
The AP reports that Boston is looking to launch a bike-share program -- and not the skimpy, half-hearted variety:
March 5, 2009
Reports of Vélib’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
A recent BBC story describes the severity of theft and vandalism faced by Vélib, Paris's wildly popular bike-share network, as a mortal threat to the system. So is Vélib destined to burn brightly only to flare out after a short time? Hardly. Vélib is here to stay, according to officials and transportation experts familiar with the details of its operations.
February 12, 2009
NYU Bike-Share Rolls Off Campus
More than two dozen students braved 32-degree cold this Sunday for the launch of NYU's bike-share program. The ride took them down Second Avenue and over the Manhattan Bridge to see some of Brooklyn's new bike lanes.
November 26, 2008
Time Mag Digs Montreal Bike-Share
Bixi, Montreal’s new public bicycle-sharing program, has been listed among Time Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of 2008. While a pilot version of the system debuted this fall, the real action begins next spring, when 2,400 bicycles will appear on city streets along with 300 solar-powered stations. The bikes are designed to withstand the abuses of … Continued
November 13, 2008
Design Comp Winner Envisions Neighborhood Bike-Share for Red Hook
The Forum for Urban Design announced the winner of its Red Hook bicycle plan competition Monday night, awarding top honors to Brooklyn native Jonathan Rule. The competition sought out ideas to make transit-poor Red Hook the city's most bikeable neighborhood, asking entrants to lay out bike routes and design a bike parking "loft" for the Smith-9th Street subway station.
November 12, 2008
Vélib Film Screening Tonight
We interrupt our post-election coverage to remind everyone of tonight's Vélib film screening. Seats are still available. Here are the deets:
November 5, 2008
Bike-Share Hero: Montreal’s Solar-Powered “Bixi” System
Via the Bike-Sharing Blog, this vid shows a modular bike-share station getting set up in what must be record time. It's part of a trial system in Montreal called Bixi (contraction of "bike" and "taxi," rhymes with pixie), which launched last month and is set to ramp up with 2,400 bikes next April. Bike-Sharing Blog's Paul DeMaio explains what sets Bixi apart:
October 23, 2008