Comments on: San Francisco Announces Bike Sharing Program to Launch Next Year! http://inhabitat.com/san-francisco-announces-2011-launch-of-bike-sharing-program/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: geva http://inhabitat.com/san-francisco-announces-2011-launch-of-bike-sharing-program/comment-page-1/#comment-269559 geva Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:29:03 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=179234#comment-269559 They probably want to try it out in SF first. This sort of thing isn't as simple as it seems as the management of such a system is pretty heavy. Maintenance, bike redistribution, parking availability are all things that hinder the effectiveness. The good news is that this seems to be the same company (JC Deceaux) who has implemented and manages these same systems in Brussels, Paris, Lyon, etc. where that have been in place for at least 6-7 years. They probably want to try it out in SF first. This sort of thing isn’t as simple as it seems as the management of such a system is pretty heavy. Maintenance, bike redistribution, parking availability are all things that hinder the effectiveness.

The good news is that this seems to be the same company (JC Deceaux) who has implemented and manages these same systems in Brussels, Paris, Lyon, etc. where that have been in place for at least 6-7 years.

]]> By: slaysweeet http://inhabitat.com/san-francisco-announces-2011-launch-of-bike-sharing-program/comment-page-1/#comment-269415 slaysweeet Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:16:12 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=179234#comment-269415 What about Oakland and Berkeley? Are there no plans for these cities? What about Oakland and Berkeley? Are there no plans for these cities?

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