Thursday, February 2, 2012
Dublin Bikes: Bike Sharing That Works
Since 2009, Dublin has seen overwhelming success with its bicycle sharing program. Dublinbikes.ie, modeled after the Paris Bike Program, (Paris Bikes) has had a high adoption rate as Dubliners are using the bikes much more than anyone had expected. The program has been so popular that this past November the City Council voted to expand the program from the current 500 bikes to 5,000.
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I have seen these bike share programs in a lot of different cities - and a lot of people on bikes. I've never used a bike share personally, but that's because I got a folding bike a couple years ago, and I travel with it, and it's great. But for people who don't own a bike, I can really see the appeal.
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