Bike Sharing Comes to Pottstown
05-10-08, 04:13 AM
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Bike Sharing Comes to Pottstown
While we are waiting for big American cities such as Washington DC and New York to develop a bike-sharing program, progressive little Pottstown, Pennsylvania, population 22 thousand, modestly started one of their own.
https://www.bikepottstown.org/
The Chamber of Commerce has 20 Fujis available during the week from 9 to 5.
This comment from the FAQ page will gladden the hearts of many folks here:
Q: Can I use the bike to do my shopping in town?
A: Of course, Bike Pottstown wants these bikes to be used to replace your car.
https://www.bikepottstown.org/
The Chamber of Commerce has 20 Fujis available during the week from 9 to 5.
This comment from the FAQ page will gladden the hearts of many folks here:
Q: Can I use the bike to do my shopping in town?
A: Of course, Bike Pottstown wants these bikes to be used to replace your car.
05-10-08, 07:25 AM
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TuckertonRR - yes, Philly is at least considering starting a bikeshare program.
This was posted earlier but: all you pro-bikesharing Philly folks, please go to https://bikesharephiladelphia.org/takeaction/ to send a pro bikesharing e-mail to the Mayor's office. (I have heard it's a good idea to include a personalized comment because it will get your message a bit more attention).
This was posted earlier but: all you pro-bikesharing Philly folks, please go to https://bikesharephiladelphia.org/takeaction/ to send a pro bikesharing e-mail to the Mayor's office. (I have heard it's a good idea to include a personalized comment because it will get your message a bit more attention).
05-10-08, 11:50 AM
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Every time I go to the supermarket, I get a shopping cart with woggly wheels. I can guarantee, under bike sharing, the equivalent thing will happen. Who is going to maintain all those bikes, esp. when there are enough of them to make it even practical?
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05-10-08, 11:53 AM
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Every time I go to the supermarket, I get a shopping cart with woggly wheels. I can guarantee, under bike sharing, the equivalent thing will happen. Who is going to maintain all those bikes, esp. when there are enough of them to make it even practical?
I personally have never been in a rental car with woggly wheels.
I'm not so sure about the Pottstown, "free-of-charge" model.
05-10-08, 12:19 PM
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The "Partners" page discusses the groups that came together to form and fund Bike Pottstown, and the Links page offers you the study done before the program was launched.
05-10-08, 12:43 PM
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It seems to me a bike sharing program in a smaller city might be easier to manage.
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