Bike Sharing

Can An Electric Bike Replace A Car?

San Francisco will launch a pioneering electric bike share program this year, with the hope that pricing will help nudge consumers towards more efficient decisions, writes Sarah Laskow.

11 February 2012 - 9:00am

Good

Ride Your Bike Today, Get Cash for Gas Tomorrow

A startup is proposing a new way to incentivize alternative transportation choices by giving people the option each day to choose between cars, bikes and transit.

4 November 2011 - 10:00am

Fast Company

For Biking to Flourish, Empower the Community Boards

Tom Angotti believes that community participation and neighborhood-level planning are key to a wider network of bike infrastructure in New York City.

26 October 2011 - 5:00am

Gotham Gazette

The Science Behind Bike-Share Placement In NYC

The Atlantic examines the factors that create a successfully implemented bike sharing program, based on current plans scheduled to be implemented on New York streets by next summer.

11 October 2011 - 10:00am

The Atlantic

Rahm Emanuel Expands Chicago's Commitment to Bike-Centric Development

Chicago's flat topography makes it ideal for bike riding. Now Rahm Emanuel and Gabe Klein's new public policies aim to grow their use. The city consistently scores as highly in bike-friendly rankings as New York, Austin, or Denver.

10 October 2011 - 2:00pm

Huffington Post

Gas Prices Drive Canadians to Bikes

Sunny Freeman of The Canadian Press takes to the streets to talk to bicyclists about their choice of conveyance. She says a gas price spike during the summer of 2008 pushed many Canadians onto two wheels.

14 August 2011 - 5:00am

Canadian Business

More U.S. Cities Launching Bike Sharing Programs

More American cities are following successful European cities' leads and launching their own bike sharing systems.

3 July 2011 - 1:00pm

McClatchy

In D.C., Bike Sharing Is A Hit

Channeling the Vélib bicycle rental system in Paris, the Capital Bikeshare program proves to be an unprecedented success in the States. Cities like Denver, Minneapolis, and NYC are starting to emulate.

25 June 2011 - 11:00am

The Infrastructurist

Bike-Sharing Is Safer Than Riding Your Own Bike

In city after city, cyclists are hit, injured, and killed less often when using bike-sharing than when riding their personal bicycles.

16 June 2011 - 10:00am

Streetsblog

D.C. Bikeshare Considers Expansion

The bike sharing system that's been operating in Washington D.C. has seen success in its early months, and an expansion is planned.

28 April 2011 - 10:00am

The Washington Post

Miami's Latest Boom: Bicycling

With the aggressive implementation of a new master plan, an expansion of grassroots organization-led rides, the Bike Miami Days ciclovia, and a new bike sharing system, Miami and its surrounding municipalities are finally embracing urban cycling.

13 April 2011 - 9:00am

Miami Herald

Ian Sacs

Bike Sharing Coming To Hoboken & Jersey City?

Sat, 02/19/2011 - 03:55

While it is still in the early stages, it's nonetheless exciting to post that Hoboken and Jersey City are collaborating with Hudson County Transportation Management Association (TMA) to explore ways to bring a full-fledged bike sharing program to the west coast of the Hudson. The full details are posted in a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) here:

http://www.hudsontma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=227&cat_id=21&Itemid=61

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Did London Misjudge Demand for Bike Sharing?

In a review of the new bike sharing program in London, The Economist raises the question of whether the city wrongly predicted the existing demand for the service.

11 January 2011 - 1:00pm

The Economist

Brrr, Where's my Bikeshare?

Garrett Bradford of TheCityFix.com explores why bikesharing systems in, like those in Denver, the Twin Cities, and Montreal go into hibernation over winter and re-emerge anew in springtime.

13 December 2010 - 5:00am

TheCityFix

A Bike Sharing System, But For Whom?

WNYC talks with New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan about the city's planned bicycle sharing system about how it will work and who it's intended to serve.

26 November 2010 - 5:00am

Transportation Nation

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New York Sets Sights on Bike Sharing in 2012

New York City is hoping to install a citywide bike sharing program with at least 10,000 bikes. The system could open by Spring 2012.

25 November 2010 - 5:00am

The New York Times

San Francisco to Launch Bike Sharing Program

The city's bike sharing program is expected to launch with a 1,000 bikes next year. But it won't be limited to the city.

31 October 2010 - 5:00am

San Francisco Chronicle

Bike Sharing Spreads, But Will It Last?

More and more European cities are following the lead of cities like Paris and installing bike sharing systems. This article from Der Spiegel wonders if they'll last.

29 October 2010 - 8:00am

Der Spiegel

Bike Sharing Becomes Part of Transportation Picture

Erik Weber of non-profit EMBARQ argues that bike sharing systems combine the benefits of cycling and public transit and is a sustainable solution for cities.

27 October 2010 - 1:00pm

TheCityFix