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From: Robbie Webber <[email protected]>
To: Bikies <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 11:47 AM
Subject: [Bikies] Capital Bikeshare spurs bike ownership
Interesting article from Washington, DC. For those that maybe thought that
personal bike ownership and bike-sharing was incompatible or in competition,
the answer is, "No."
When the District of Columbia and Arlington County partnered to establish a
bike sharing system in 2010, offering more than 1,500 bikes at 165 stations,
local bike shops got a little nervous. Why would someone buy a new bike for
hundreds of dollars when they could hop on a bike any time they wished for just
$50 per year?
>It turns out their fears were for naught. Bike store owners say bike sharing
>is actually helping their businesses by fueling an explosion in bicycling
>enthusiasm. Moreover, bike shops say they are witnessing a culture change in
>their neighborhoods as more people leave their cars at home and hop on
>two-wheelers.
http://wamu.org/programs/metro_connection/12/06/29/from_a_to_b_bike_shop_owners_see_big_returns_from_capital_bikeshare
Robbie Webber
Transportation Policy Analyst
State Smart Transportation Initiative
www.ssti.us
608-263-9984 (o)
608-225-0002 (c)
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