Bike Share

Recently, “bike sharing” has been widely discussed as a sustainable transportation alternative. Bike-sharing exists in cities such as Paris, which has over 10,000 bikes at 750 stations, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Oslo, Brussels, Berlin, Copenhagen, Toronto, Seattle, Portland, and New York. Bike sharing is popping up all over the country with many cities, Universities, and businesses considering and implementing this simple solution for local sustainable transportation.  

 The Green Bike Share pilot project is being launched this Fall 2008 semester and will introduce a fleet of 20 custom commuter bicycles that will expand with demand.  For $15 students, faculty, and staff will be able to check-out bicycles for up to 48 hours at a time.  We will be integrating e-based technology sometime in the Spring 2009 semester that will introduce a new style of bike sharing to the world (more on this to come).  
 IgnitePhilly’s  Johnny Brenda recently brought together a variety of speakers who talked about inspiring ideas and projects that they are working on including an interesting bicycle advocacy group called Bike Share Philadelphia.

To learn more about bike share and BSP’s goals check out Brittany Bonnette’s presentation at Ignite: