Comments on: Dispatch #2 from D.C.: Capital Bikeshare http://blog.cascade.org/2011/03/capital-bikeshare/ Creating a better community through bicycling, throughout Seattle, King County and Washington state. Sat, 18 May 2013 16:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bike News Roundup: Bikes help in times of disaster | Seattle Bike Blog http://blog.cascade.org/2011/03/capital-bikeshare/comment-page-1/#comment-16909 Bike News Roundup: Bikes help in times of disaster | Seattle Bike Blog Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:28:00 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=4849#comment-16909 [...] Cascade’s John Mauro takes DC’s Capital Bikeshare for a spin [...] [...] Cascade’s John Mauro takes DC’s Capital Bikeshare for a spin [...]

]]> By: John http://blog.cascade.org/2011/03/capital-bikeshare/comment-page-1/#comment-16735 John Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:37:04 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=4849#comment-16735 Thanks, All. @Stacey: Yes, the idea worldwide is that the bikes are useful for short trips (the pricing structure demonstrates this: after the initial daily or yearly fee, it's usually free for the first 1/2 hour and then progressively increases). Thus, multiple stations (a few dozen to hundreds) are well-dispersed in areas of the urban core with high potential (or reality) for short trips. To your adjustability question: the seat post is adjustable and there are other design features like a step-through frame, an upright position and a chainguard, among other things, that help make the bikes comfortable-- but in reality, adjustability is an issue for bike share bikes. We may see new adjustability ideas in the near future. @Eric: Yes, right here in the USA. Several other cities, as I mentioned, have working systems. And there are several in the works for this and next year. I think it's fair to say that bike share will soon approach "normal" in most of our larger urban environments-- but the perennial concern is whether or not we'll have the on-street bicycle infrastructure like bike lanes, wayfinding, cycletracks and boulevards to really capitalize on the convenience of bike share. Without a concomitant build out, bike share's impact will be diminished. @David: Yes. Let's make this happen in the Seattle region! Thanks, All.

@Stacey: Yes, the idea worldwide is that the bikes are useful for short trips (the pricing structure demonstrates this: after the initial daily or yearly fee, it’s usually free for the first 1/2 hour and then progressively increases). Thus, multiple stations (a few dozen to hundreds) are well-dispersed in areas of the urban core with high potential (or reality) for short trips. To your adjustability question: the seat post is adjustable and there are other design features like a step-through frame, an upright position and a chainguard, among other things, that help make the bikes comfortable– but in reality, adjustability is an issue for bike share bikes. We may see new adjustability ideas in the near future.

@Eric: Yes, right here in the USA. Several other cities, as I mentioned, have working systems. And there are several in the works for this and next year. I think it’s fair to say that bike share will soon approach “normal” in most of our larger urban environments– but the perennial concern is whether or not we’ll have the on-street bicycle infrastructure like bike lanes, wayfinding, cycletracks and boulevards to really capitalize on the convenience of bike share. Without a concomitant build out, bike share’s impact will be diminished.

@David: Yes. Let’s make this happen in the Seattle region!

]]> By: David Amiton http://blog.cascade.org/2011/03/capital-bikeshare/comment-page-1/#comment-16671 David Amiton Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:34:08 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=4849#comment-16671 Great post, John! See you at this week's kickoff meeting...bring your unabashed enthusiasm! Great post, John! See you at this week’s kickoff meeting…bring your unabashed enthusiasm!

]]> By: Eric Shalit http://blog.cascade.org/2011/03/capital-bikeshare/comment-page-1/#comment-16531 Eric Shalit Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:10:46 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=4849#comment-16531 I keep going back to see if I misread and it's actually Copenhagen or Amsterdam you're talking about. This is in America? Great article. I had no idea DC had a Bike Share. 1,100 bikes and 110 stations? Amazing. I'm shocked! I keep going back to see if I misread and it’s actually Copenhagen or Amsterdam you’re talking about. This is in America?

Great article. I had no idea DC had a Bike Share. 1,100 bikes and 110 stations? Amazing.

I’m shocked!

]]> By: Stacey Panek http://blog.cascade.org/2011/03/capital-bikeshare/comment-page-1/#comment-16495 Stacey Panek Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:52:28 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=4849#comment-16495 Cool post, John! So, there are various bike share stations around the city and you can pick up a bike at one location and drop it off at another? (I'm more familiar with the car share model where you have to bring the car back to the same place.) Also, do they have different sizes of bicycles? Can moving the seat up and down make the same bike workable for anyone? Cool post, John! So, there are various bike share stations around the city and you can pick up a bike at one location and drop it off at another? (I’m more familiar with the car share model where you have to bring the car back to the same place.)

Also, do they have different sizes of bicycles? Can moving the seat up and down make the same bike workable for anyone?

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