Originally Posted by
himespau
I have thought for a while that a lot of the city bike shares would have done better (and there would have been less room for the scooters to slip in and litter our sidewalks), if the bikes had been pedal assist e-bikes. Not throttled things, but that maybe double whatever effort you put in up to a top speed of some sort.
Seattle's two bike share companies have been doing that for over a year now and they are doing great in our hilly terrain