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» Sharing of bicycles becoming more popular in the United States.
August 30, 2011
The free system of bike sharing which is popular in certain cities of Europe where all you do is take a bike from a designated area, ride it and either return it to the original rack or drop it off at the next rack is gaining hold in the United States. It works as follows, you purchase a membership, swipe your card, check out a bike, the price goes to your card which is your membership fee either hourly, daily, monthly or yearly.
The companies “B-cycle” and “Trek” are currently building docking stations and providing tracking systems for the new projects.
B-cycle is in eleven cities including Chicago, Denver, Boulder and certain counties in Florida.
The Bixi program is in Boston and in Washington.
Of course, for a bicycle to succeed in this project it will have to be rugged, smartly designed and can withstand the environment.
This is so new it has only been ongoing for one year. The largest programs are currently in Denver, Minneapolis and Washington. Washington’s program currently reports over 150,000 rides per day.
Bike sharing is becoming more popular amongst all people including government employees, as it provides alternative transportation because of the high price of gas and for exercise.
It is also being marketed to combat obesity, for green transportation and health consciousness.
We support bike sharing and want to see it in all cities throughout California and nationwide.
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