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In Boston, the bikeshare program is called "Hubway". The New Balance shoe company put up a lot of the money. Thus far, it is considered an enormous success.
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I have not tried one of the bikes yet. I am told that they are heavy, but well made and well suited for their intended purpose. It IS seasonal in Boston though. Any week now, the system will be closed. The bikes will be collected and the stations will be secured for the winter months. Not sure when this will happen.

Heh, it's interesting, but Richard Ballantine wrote about this being a dream of his, back in the 70s in his original, "Richard's Bicycle Book". His dream is being realized, almost forty years later.

We must be doing something right. Back in the 70s, when I biked to Kenmore square, I would never have thought this was possible at all.
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