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Mapping the Global Growth of Bike-Share

An interactive map from the bike-sharing consultancy Metrobike plots the world's active, proposed, and failed bike-sharing services. Willie Osterweil draws some interesting lessons from the data.

March 13, 2013 - Shareable

L.A. Bike-Share to Launch in April

This week, Southern California-based Bike Nation, a new player in the bike sharing business that has pledged $16 million toward L.A.'s first bike-share network, announced that the system will launch in April, just a year after it was announced.

December 21, 2012 - Los Angeles Times

Bike Lanes or Bike-Share, Where Should Your City Invest?

Angie Schmitt reports on a recent study which found that bicycle infrastructure is a good predictor of ridership for bike-share programs.

September 16, 2012 - Streets Blog

Toronto Set to Launch Bike-Sharing Program

BIXI, a bicycle-sharing program that first launched in Montreal, is due to launch in Toronto in May.

March 22, 2011 - TheCityFix.com

Theft Apparently Not a Problem for Bike-Sharing Programs in the U.S.

Bike-sharing can't seem to shake its reputation for being a crime magnet, as in Paris. But here in the United States, theft and vandalism simply haven't emerged as problems, says Noah Kazis.

November 29, 2010 - Streetsblog

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