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Philly bike sharing program in works
Mike Hess
Issue date: 1/11/08 Section: News
Bonnete said that density, not the number of bicycles, is the key factor.
"You can't go 300 meters without finding a [public bicycle] station [in Lyon], and in Paris they are working on making it 100 meters," Bonnete said.
This makes the system very easy to use, she said.
Philadelphia could also benefit from a bicycle program because it has over 300 miles of bicycle lanes, which other major cities do not, according to Meddin.
Meddin said that one of the big problems for current bicyclists is the "share the road problem," and that when there are so many bicyclists, they must be accommodated.
A forum on public use bicycles was held in New York City and evoked a great deal of press coverage but little results. Meddin and Bonnete said they are hoping to avoid this by holding a forum on Jan. 18 with decision makers following their public forum.
Bonnete said she hopes that with enough people at the public forum, officials will see how good the idea is and also jump on board.
"You can't go 300 meters without finding a [public bicycle] station [in Lyon], and in Paris they are working on making it 100 meters," Bonnete said.
This makes the system very easy to use, she said.
Philadelphia could also benefit from a bicycle program because it has over 300 miles of bicycle lanes, which other major cities do not, according to Meddin.
Meddin said that one of the big problems for current bicyclists is the "share the road problem," and that when there are so many bicyclists, they must be accommodated.
A forum on public use bicycles was held in New York City and evoked a great deal of press coverage but little results. Meddin and Bonnete said they are hoping to avoid this by holding a forum on Jan. 18 with decision makers following their public forum.
Bonnete said she hopes that with enough people at the public forum, officials will see how good the idea is and also jump on board.
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Lisa
posted 1/17/08 @ 1:19 PM EST
Might be a nice idea to mention WHERE the public forum is. But good reporting, I hadn't heard of this.
Mike
posted 6/18/08 @ 9:13 PM EST
I wonder when they're gonna hurry the hell up with the bike share program. It would really benefit philly.
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