Bikeshare networks will likely struggle to gain traction until they connect users to more intercity transportation options.
6 months ago
Cities offer the ultimate platform for improving the quality of life for tens of millions of people. We pick up the discussion for this part 2.
Looking forward to the smug student who raises $30 million from Bay Area VC firms to launch an app that will find underemployed contract workers who will retrieve, then return the bikes for you because you're too important to do that.
1 year ago
We're not sure that people in San Francisco remember what sharing's all about any more.
The sharing economy was made for special events like this. It's all the other times of the year that it can create problems.
2 years ago
The MTA hire is promising, but Motivate needs to think just as hard about the user experience as it has been thinking about its new name.
This is one slight to a city bikeshare program that we don't mind seeing.
Copenhagen's bike-share program puts others to shame. But, puleez, this would never work in a city like New York City. Fuhgettaboutit.
The new program points to the success of both years of bicycle riding, as well as the relative success of bikeshare programs in Europe.
It would be great to see Citibike workers get full-time status rather than being jerked around like a bunch of temps.
While good for tourists and locals, the bike-share rack is considered an eyesore and disturbance to the Plaza Hotel, which is more concerned about its paying guests than the overall infrastructure of the city.
Many big cities such as London and New York are making data available to the public in order to both be transparent and stimulate business. With that, though, come privacy concerns both real and (possibly) overblown.
