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Bike-sharing system

Biketown for All program scales back to stem costs after exponential growth

A victim of its own success.

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May 30, 2024

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

French bike rental system shows promise

Just reported on Wired.com is a new program in Lyon, France that may be of interest here in Portland (photo on left). This well-designed and high tech rent-a-bike system seems to be a major improvement on the old “Yellow Bike” program. It simply requires a credit card to “check out” a bike. The fee is … Read more

AdvocacyBike-sharing systemFront PageInfrastructureNews

August 22, 2005

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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