52 posts tagged bike sharing

Community bicycle sharing programs are growing in response to overcrowded, inconvenient, or (in some cases) inadequate public transit systems. This "green alternative" is much cheaper than expanding or upgrading current public transit and much friendlier on the environment (and waist).

DC and Arlington are set to open bike sharing programs this summer and fall - the first of their kind in the U.S. I think it's kind of cool, and I for one will definitely use it. Sometimes grabbing a bike is so much more convenient (and fun!) than hoping on the Metro.

Waterloo, Ontario could become one of the first North American cities with a bike-sharing program. Three grad students, Ben Finklemen, Ben Clare and Matthew Lee have won a $25,000 prize from TD Bank’s Friends of the Environment Foundation for their proposal for a two-wheeler-share program in the Canadian "university town".

Here at Treehugger we've seen lots of examples of activism in high schools as part of our Go Green School of the Week Series (for instance, here, here and here). The following story about a group of high school students in New Jersey, h...

Here at Treehugger we've seen lots of examples of activism in high schools as part of our Go Green School of the Week Series (for instance, here, here and here). The following story about a group of high school students in New Jersey, h...

new bike sharing programs are underway in several european cities - among them, paris, with over 10,000 bikes at 750 stations across the city; tel aviv, and amsterdam, of course. in the states, san francisco's program is currently grinding its gears, but dc's BikeShare start date is imminent, with portland not far behind.

1. Bike Lanes - So far this year, the District has added 1.5 miles of bike lanes (including the ones on Q street shown in this photo from DCist). They expect the pace to pick up as winter is a bad time for adding lanes. They still hope to reach their goal of 14 additional miles this year. 2.

I didn't attend so these are from the minutes 1. Rails to Trails Conservancy 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation aims to build on the success of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program in SAFETEA-LU.

Bike Pottstown Launches Community Bike Sharing on May 8 Bike Pottstown the first community Bike Sharing program in SE Pennsylvania launches on Thursday May 8. Here is a description of Bike Pottstown on their website Bike Pottstown is a community bike share program.

Cyclists in Riverside, California will soon be able to enjoy greater peace of mind when locking their bikes around town, thanks to the installation of 12 BikeLid systems at the Riverside and Corona Metrolink stations.