Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Sharing

City to Pursue “Large-Scale” Bike-Share for the Big Apple

By Ben Fried | Nov 22, 2010 | 21 Comments

After a long and tantalizing build-up, New York City will officially declare its intent to pursue a public bike-share system tomorrow, when it releases a request for proposals to potential operators, the Times reports. At a sufficient scale, the introduction of bike-sharing here promises to open up cycling to huge numbers of New Yorkers by […]

Will Bike-Phobic Dan Maes Cost the Colorado GOP Major Party Status?

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 26, 2010 | No Comments

This is the third installment of Streetsblog Capitol Hill’s series on key governor’s races. Earlier we brought you stories about a candidate who likes bikes but isn’t sure about transit in Tennessee, and the choice between light rail and bus rapid transit in Maryland. Here we turn our attention to Colorado. Colorado is a classic […]

Real-Time Bike-Share Maps Show America’s Got Some Catching Up to Do

By Noah Kazis | Oct 21, 2010 | 8 Comments

A fantastic new visualization of 16 bike-share systems around the world lets you see how people are using public bikes from London to Melbourne. You can watch animated graphics, for example, of bikes getting picked up in one part of town and dropped off in another during rush hour. The site, created by Oliver O’Brien, […]

Roosevelt Island Aims to Pioneer Bike-Sharing in NYC

By Noah Kazis | Aug 25, 2010 | 12 Comments

A rendering of a bike-sharing station at the Roosevelt Island F train station. Image: AccessRI/Hunter College Dept. of Urban Affairs and Planning. As cities across the United States open new bike-sharing systems this year, New York City’s commitment to launching bike-share remains cloudy. On the semi-independent Roosevelt Island, however, momentum is building to launch a […]

Today Denverites Ride Public Bikes. Tomorrow They’ll Speak Esperanto.

By Ben Fried | Aug 4, 2010 | 32 Comments

The Colorado governor’s race was always going to be one for sustainable transportation advocates to keep an eye on. The likely Democratic nominee, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, has built a solid resume of support for transit and bicycling. But recent events suggest the green transportation/livable streets stakes may be waaaaay higher than expected. Dan Maes: […]

D.C. Rings in Bike to Work Day With Big Bike-Sharing Announcement

By Noah Kazis | May 21, 2010 | 9 Comments

A big expansion of bike-sharing in D.C. will make public bikes a real transportation option for many more people. Image: Pedal_Power_Pete/Flickr Washington D.C. is making the biggest splash (policy-wise) on Bike to Work Day this year, with officials announcing a major expansion of the city’s bike-sharing system. According to Greater Greater Washington, the new system […]

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