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Mayor supports bike sharing
Mike Hess
Issue date: 1/25/08 Section: News
Vesco also explained other factors for success that would be important to incorporate into a Philadelphia design.
"[These include] easy access, netting of the public space, high density and proximity of stations, door to door mobility, and low prices - half an hour free, and a critical mass of bikes," he said.
Vesco said he believes Philadelphia has the capabilities to have a similarly successful system because much of the infrastructure is already in place.
The event was mostly organized by Russell Meddin, a community activist. Meddin's neighbors, including Mike Reed, a board of trustees member at the Academy Of Natural Sciences, often refer to him as the "mayor of Logan Square."
Meddin said he noticed Lyon's bike sharing program during a trip there, and he also noticed how similar Lyon was to Philadelphia in terms of population, geographical size, the terrain, rivers and universities.
He then teamed up with Brittany Bonnette, a student at the University of Pennsylvania who had spent a year in Lyon making similar discoveries, to try to bring bike sharing to Philadelphia.
"We want to make Philadelphia the most bike friendly city in North America, and in the world," Meddin said.
"[These include] easy access, netting of the public space, high density and proximity of stations, door to door mobility, and low prices - half an hour free, and a critical mass of bikes," he said.
Vesco said he believes Philadelphia has the capabilities to have a similarly successful system because much of the infrastructure is already in place.
The event was mostly organized by Russell Meddin, a community activist. Meddin's neighbors, including Mike Reed, a board of trustees member at the Academy Of Natural Sciences, often refer to him as the "mayor of Logan Square."
Meddin said he noticed Lyon's bike sharing program during a trip there, and he also noticed how similar Lyon was to Philadelphia in terms of population, geographical size, the terrain, rivers and universities.
He then teamed up with Brittany Bonnette, a student at the University of Pennsylvania who had spent a year in Lyon making similar discoveries, to try to bring bike sharing to Philadelphia.
"We want to make Philadelphia the most bike friendly city in North America, and in the world," Meddin said.
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