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- Huge graveyards of abandoned bikes are piling up in China after sharing craze reaches peak Tue, 3 Apr 18, 1:19amBike-sharing took off in China, where many city dwellers battle smog and bikes offered a potential clean alternative. Now, without the infrastructure to support them, and an over-saturation in the sharing market, abandoned...
- Spin's new station-less electric bike travels 50 miles on a single charge Wed, 10 Jan 18, 2:35amSan Francisco-based Spin has added its first electric bike to their bike-share collection — and it doesn't require a station. The company envisions its adoption of electric bikes as an important step towards making urban...
- Houston Bike Share offers free bicycles to people who lost cars to Harvey Thu, 14 Sep 17, 11:09pmHouston Bike Share is distributing free bicycles to those who lost their vehicles in Hurricane Harvey. When the powerful storm dumped a record amount of rain on the Houston area, damaging at least 100,000 homes and killing...
- The London Underground completely shuts down for the first time in 13 years Fri, 10 Jul 15, 12:57amAt 18.30 BST on Wednesday, the entire staff of the London Underground went on strike, and thus the city erupted a distinctly organized form of chaos which is expected to last until around 21.30 on Thursday. With the tube...
- Doctors Now Prescribe Bike Share Memberships to Patients in Boston Tue, 8 Apr 14, 11:00pmThe City of Boston has officially enlisted bike sharing in the fight against obesity. Under the recently launched "Prescribe-a-Bike" program, Boston Medical Center doctors can now write low-income patients prescriptions for...
- Doctors Now Prescribing Bike-Share Memberships to Patients in Boston Tue, 8 Apr 14, 11:00pmThe City of Boston has officially enlisted bike-sharing in the fight against obesity. Under the recently launched "Prescribe-a-Bike" program, Boston Medical Center doctors can now write low-income patients prescriptions for...
- PHOTOS: We Turn a Regular Citi Bike into an Electric Bike with the New ShareRoller Sat, 1 Mar 14, 2:30amThe ShareRoller is the world's first portable motor designed specifically for transforming Citi Bikes into electric bikes. The compact, 6-7 lb. device will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow as part of a Kickstarter...
- PHOTOS: We Try Turning a Regular Citi Bike into an Electric Bike with the New ShareRoller Fri, 28 Feb 14, 6:30amThe ShareRoller is the world's first portable motor designed specifically for transforming Citi Bikes into electric bikes. The compact, 6-7 lb. device will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow as part of a Kickstarter...
- Bike Share Revolution: U.S. Fleet More than Doubles in 2013 Tue, 3 Sep 13, 3:10amSan Francisco's launch of Bay Area Bike Share has pushed the United States bicycle sharing fleet above 18,000, more than double the number of bikes in service since the beginning of the year...
- Could the Citi Bike System Be Used to Generate Pedal-Powered Energy for NYC? Thu, 27 Jun 13, 12:37amThe media has been all over the fact that opportunistic New Yorkers have been using docked Citi Bikes as their own personal exercise machines, but what if all of that pedal power could actually be put to good use? The technology...
- 6 Awesome Bike Sharing Schemes From Around the World Thu, 26 Jan 12, 7:40amRead the rest of 6 Awesome Bike Sharing Schemes From Around the World Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: barcelona bicing, barcelona bicycling, bicycles, bike share, bike shares, boston, copenhagen,...
- Cornell University’s Big Red Bikes Program Brings Bike Sharing to the Renowned Campus Sat, 26 Nov 11, 6:27amRead the rest of Cornell University’s Big Red Bikes Program Brings Bike Sharing to the Renowned Campus Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alternative transportation, Big Red Bikes, bike share,...
- New Study Shows That Bike Sharing Programs Actually Save Lives Tue, 9 Aug 11, 11:52pmWe have long touted the benefits and general awesomeness of bike sharing. Not only is it a cheap and easy way to zip around cities, but swapping a pedal-powered two wheeler for a gas-guzzling car is one of the easiest ways...
- Boston Rolls out its ‘Hubway’ Bike Share Program! Sat, 30 Jul 11, 6:00amBoston’s new bike-share program, dubbed the Hubway, officially launched yesterday with over 600 bicycles geared up and ready to rent. For those unfamiliar with the city’s narrow and winding roads, it has long...
- Boston’s ‘Hubway’ Bike Share Program Rolled Out and Ready to Go! Sat, 30 Jul 11, 6:00amBoston’s new bike-share program, dubbed the Hubway, officially launched yesterday with over 600 bicycles geared up and ready to rent. For those unfamiliar with the city’s narrow and winding roads, it has long...