Are Dedicated Bike Lanes LESS Safe?! LINK
(Very Interesting!)
University of Nebraska Bike Share Program LINK

University of Richmond Bike Share Program LINK
Blue Cross Blue Shield to Sponsor Minneapolis Bike Share LINK
Car Sharing Set to Kick Off in Paris LINK
Philadelphia Ride: NO CARS ALLOWED LINK
Janette Sadik-Khan Transcript Discussing Global Thinking LINK
Bixi Misses a Spot in Montreal LINK

Mississippi State Adding More CollegeBikes! LINK

Battle of the Bike Share LINK
To clarify their article, Ecotrip is the bicycle sharing equipment presented by The Collegiate Bicycle Company. We will be launching our first program in the coming weeks. Our bicycle is not a single speed cruiser. We can customize our bicycle in any way imaginable. Our in house design team will work with our clients to design the best bicycle that community members will ride the most. Questions please feel free to contact me. (matt@collegebikes.com)
Congrats Bucharest LINK
Using Social Networking to Get Stolen Bikes Back LINK
Mayor Gavin Newsome in Mexico City talkin' bike share LINK
Portland Roundup from Demos a few weeks back LINK
(read the comments section)
Whats the most efficient way to transport 300 People? LINK
Bloomberg Loves Bikes (now that he wants to be reelected!) LINK
Un-velib-able! (Well informed comment) LINK
Siemens + Orange County Choppers = Cool ebike LINK
US Colleges Set a Green Course LINK
Sierra Club names top ten eco schools LINK
More riders in NY, Less Casualties? (I question this logic) LINK

New York City Bike Share Demo: Ecotrip™

Come Join Us in New York this weekend for the Summer Streets Program. We will be demonstrating our bike sharing equipment Ecotrip™ on Saturday and Sunday. Our locations are as follows:

August 15th 630am to 1pm - 26th St btwn Park and Lexington

August 15th 3pm to 6pm - Madison Sq/Worth Sq (25th and Broadway)

August 16th 11am to 5pm - McCarren Park (Bedford Ave. and N. 12th St in Brooklyn)

See you there!



In Other Bike Share News:

12 Ways to fix transportation woes(I like number 1) LINK
Seattle Bike Share Demo LINK
Boston Chooses Bixi LINK
London Bike Share LINK (Article obtained through The Bikesharing Blog)
Portland Launches New Website, Survey LINK
Boston Tries to Shed Poor Cycling Reputation(New York Times) LINK
Nicole Freedman: "The grand plan is to change the culture, which is an incredible task."(Amen)
Boston's Unruly Riders (Boston Globe) LINK
Yeah Delaware....KEEP IT UP LINK
Interesting Tree Bike Rack LINK

BIG MONTH in bike sharing

New York Times Reporting on Summer Streets Program LINK
World Streets List (this is a serious list of info) LINK
50000 public bikes in Hangzhou LINK1 LINK2
Obis - New Program to Study Best Practices in Bike Sharing LINK (From Bike-share Blog)
People Just Don't Get It - "Bike Sharing Boosted at Expense of Real Progress" LINK
Response: One can't really argue with the notion that infrastructure is important. But the title of the article itself holds negative connotations and should read: "Bike Sharing IS Real Progress"
Ottawa program a hit LINK
Cool way to display modal split (From Greater Greater Washington) LINK
Bixi going to San Francisco LINK
Awesome Wired article about treating bikes like cars LINK
Cool Rear Light Creates your own bike lane! LINK
Humana takes Freewheelin program to Palo Alto for Senior Games LINK
Question: Are the Freewheelin? or BCycle? Is there a reason for this?
Switzerland Bike Scheme Booms Despite Poor Cycle Paths LINK
Bloomberg: NYC Law Would Require Buildings to Give Bike Access LINK
Charge your Mobile Phone with your Bike?! LINK

Bike Sharing Round Up

Why Vandals Hate Paris Bikes Link
TIGER Funds in DC! Link 1 Link 2
Washington Post: Share and Swap Replaces Buy and Grab Link
Project for Public Spaces - Bike Flocks Link











Smartbike $70,000 for One Station! Link
Bikes Important in Mexico City Green Plan Link
Bike Sharing Spurs Retail Sales (Straight from Gilles Vesco) Link













Portland Looks to Bike Sharing Again Link 1 Link 2
Taiwan Bike Share Using Advantech, ePlatform service provider Link
Bixi Bikes and Helmets Link
Vancouver Bike Tax?! Link
Not Your Father's Bike-Share Program Link

Miscellaneous:
Bernie Madoff serves his time in a LEED-certified prison Link
Why don't you forget how to ride a bike? Link

Dublin Stood Up by JC Decaux

Dublin Still Waiting for Invisible Bike Share (HaHa) - Link













Mexico City Plan Verde - Link

One Step Forward:
Harrassing Cyclists A Misdemeanor in Columbia, Missouri - Link
Two Steps Back:
San Antonio Governor Vetoes "Safe Passing" Bill - Link

Washington DC Bike Sharing Numbers & Swiss Bike Shareing! - Bike Share Blog
Cycling to work benefits adding up - Link
Florida Atlantic makes classic bike share mistake: No Accountability - Link
How to Make a City Green Without Tearing It Down - Link (Boston Globe)
The Future of Bikes? (Crazy Concept "Bike") - Link
Iphone App for Bicing - Link

Bike sharing is close to its tipping point. Bike sharing is dropping worldwide into major cities like dominoes. After it has been proven to work, to quote The New York Times article from a few months back, "there are said to be two types of mayors in Europe, those that have bicycle sharing programs and those that want them." This is the trend. Most of the dominoes have fallen in Europe.

That being said with the launch of Bixi in Montreal, it is apparent that most other Canadian Mayors seem to have Bixi-envy. Edmonton has launched a small summer pilot program with the cooperation of the mayor. Toronto's program from years past has closed down, now the city has entered into sole source negotiation with Public Bicycle System. I have posted in the past that Vancouver is interested and currently have a few small pilot programs running. I can't wait to see the rest of the dominoes fall in Canada (Calgary and Winnipeg whats taking so long?) There are many bicycle sharing companies out there able to provide the services that Bixi does. Please contact me if you would like more information. (Matt@collegebikes.com)

The rest of the world seems to be learning (China, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, more) With DC in action and New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia coming on strong lets keep it going. Let us Americans learn from our neighbors up north and MOVE!


UNITED STATES

Philadelphia Biketopia! Link (Nice picture!)
Small Green Bay Bike Share Link










CANADA
Toronto Enters into Sole Source Negotiations with Public Bike Systems (BIXI) Link
Small Edmonton Bike Share Program Launching for City Workers Link
Ottawa Citizen Article Link 1 Link 2
Ottawa Bike Share Trial Run Link
A Day in the Life of Bixi Link
Bixi Launched! Link











OVERSEAS
Bici in Citta Announces 6 New Bike Share Programs! Link
Response: Wow, one company has 42 networks operating in Italy alone!
Budapest Making Moves Link 1 Link 2
Response: Budapest is asking for funding from the EU. Are public bike systems becoming public works projects?! Brilliant. (Thanks CyclingSolution for the info)
Paris Velib "Stop Vandalising" Campaign Link
The Bike is King (in the Netherlands) by Paul DeMaio (BikeShare Blog) Link
Melbourne Plans Link
















MISCELLANEOUS
Sharing Economy a Tidal Wave Link
University Bicycle Program Benefits Link
Decent Article about where bike sharing came from and where its going Link
Living Without A Car Link Link 2
Response: I particularly like these articles because I don't own a car myself!
Cool Boston Based Article about Rejuvenating Old Ways of Transportation (Bikes) Link
Recession Changing Green Builders Focus Link