New bike-share programs launch in London and Chicago; D.C. and Boston to follow
Today, London joined other major European cities in promoting two-wheel transportation by introducing a new bike-sharing program. More than 5,000 bicycles, docked at 315 stations, are included in the first phase. Additionally, the city recently unveiled bicycling superhighways to help riders navigate quickly and safely through central London. Bixi, born in Montreal, is the system contractor.
Bicycling made the news in Chicago today, too, when a bike-share program debuted with a total of 100 bikes at six downtown stations. This system is managed by Bcycle, which also runs the Denver fleet.
And that’s not all: Washington D.C. will get its own bike-sharing system, branded to match the D.C. circulator bus and featuring front and rear flashing LED lights, in September with more than 1,000 bikes at more than 100 stations. In Boston, a new bike-share program is slated to launch next spring after the city received a $3 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to purchase bicycles and other equipment.
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