Now that Philadelphia has established itself as a bikeshare town by quickly reaching high numbers of rides on Indego, the question turns to what happens next for expanding and improving the system.
"Barely a month since it surpassed 100,000 rides in record time, Philadelphia’s bike share system, Indego, shows no signs of slowing down," reports Jim Saksa. "The new system dealt out over 180,000 rides in its first one hundred days, putting an end to the great depression local bike enthusiasts felt while watching other cities get bike share before Philly. "
The article focuses on a conversation with Aaron Ritz and Cara Ferrentino, the bicycle program manager and strategic initiatives manager, respectively, at the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities about the state of the bikeshare program and the ongoing outreach and data analysis that will inform improvements to the system.
In fact, reports Jim Saksa, Phase 2 of the build out will expand the system "by 1,800 bicycles across 180 locations, just under three times the number of bikes (650) and stations (72) available today." The expansion is expected to begin next spring.
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