BIXI, a public bike-rental system, was launched in Montreal in May, 2009, with more than 3000 bicycles available at 300 stations across the city. ...
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Vancouver set to launch bike sharing program
It will soon be a lot easier for Vancouver residents to leave their cars at home and jump on a bike. The city is preparing to implement a bike share program that would allow commuters pay a nominal fee to "borrow" a bicycle for short term use. ...
Proposals sought for Boston bike-sharing program
Swipe a card and grab a bike from the rack. That's the vision for Boston's bike sharing program, which officials are hoping will launch in spring 2010. The city announced today that requests for proposals had been issued for the program, ...
Bike rental plan coming to town
Bike rental programs are becoming more popular in Canada, like the Bixi bikes in Montreal. The push is on to bring a high-tech bike-share program to ...
Bike Mentors program reaches out to Charlotesville city employees
by Caitlin Speaker, June 9th 03:04pm Many City of Charlottesville employees brown-bagged their lunches Tuesday afternoon and gathered at the Pavilion to hear about the C-ville Bike Mentors program from bike mentors Shawn Strubbe and Marty Quinn, ...
Denver Launches City-wide Bike Sharing Program
DENVER, CO (KUNC) - On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the city of Denver rolled out the first large-scale bike sharing program in the nation. ...
Get giddy over that new bike
by Heidi Swift, special to The Oregonian Beth Nakamura, The OregonianHave you been to a bike shop lately? So many types of bicycles now! Stefan Lemmer helps customers navigate the bike-buying process at River City Bicycles. The bike is a little too big ...
Bike-sharing comes to Minneapolis
By BOB VON STERNBERG, Star Tribune This program is going to sink fast if they don't expand the amount of time you can use to borrow a bike. What do they think we'll be doing, ... read more taking it for a spin around the block? ...
Backgrounder: Copenhagen -- A Bike City
Copenhagen is the only city in the world to have been awarded "Bike City" by the International Cycling Union. Copenhageners love bicycles, with more than ...
Bike Rentals Coming to Crystal City
By shannon, 11:55 am October 19th, 2009 The Crystal City Business Improvement District just announced a new program coming in the Spring of 2010: a 100-bike ...
City school district receives $25000 bike safety grant
The program involves putting up signs near schools to create safe, well-marked routes for students who bike to school. The program is also meant to ...