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Georgia Tech's bike-share program launches
From Creative Loafing Atlanta online...
Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson yesterday recalled the time several young people visited his office to pitch him on a bike-share program at the prestigious university.
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Georgia Tech's bike-share program launches
Posted by George Weidman on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:13 AM
- George Weidman
- ViaCycle's big beefy bikes are built for comfort, with low-riding frames and wide saddles
"A team of about five people and a bicycle showed up in my office," said Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson. "They talked about this idea they had: to create a company that would change the way we think about bike sharing."
That company — which includes several former Tech students — became ViaCycle, which on Tuesday officially kicked off its new high-tech bike-share program that will allow Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff to purchase short-term bike rentals by using their cell phones. It's the latest in a long list of improvements Atlanta's making to serve cyclists
That company — which includes several former Tech students — became ViaCycle, which on Tuesday officially kicked off its new high-tech bike-share program that will allow Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff to purchase short-term bike rentals by using their cell phones. It's the latest in a long list of improvements Atlanta's making to serve cyclists
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Floating Bikes Lanes
From the Calgary Herald online...
Change is the answer. Not to be confused with the recently added bike lanes on 10th Street N.W., 10th Avenue S.W. is about to change from a “sharrow” to something called a “floating bike lane.”
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‘Floating’ bike lane takes place of shared road space downtown
Downtown bicycle commuters have been talking for weeks about the roadwork being done on 10th Avenue S.W. in the Beltline, wondering what might come of one of the city’s original bike routes once the painters moved in.Change is the answer. Not to be confused with the recently added bike lanes on 10th Street N.W., 10th Avenue S.W. is about to change from a “sharrow” to something called a “floating bike lane.”
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Gear: Cost to Outfit a Bike Commuter
From Richmond.com online...
By 2015 when the World Road Cycling Championships are here, all of Richmond will have welcomed cycling and become bike-friendly, so you might as well get on board. OK, maybe not, but Richmond should be a less intimidating place to ride a bike in the next three years.
Are you tempted to start bike commuting but fear how much the gear might cost? Seems like a reasonable doubt, until you think about how much money you can save by biking instead of driving.
According to a post in The Urban Country, 500 hours a year -- or two hours each day -- is roughly the equivalent to what the average American worker will work in order to pay an average of $11,000 for their automobiles.
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Gear: Cost to Outfit a Bike Commuter
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Published: October 31, 2011
Published: October 31, 2011
Are you tempted to start bike commuting but fear how much the gear might cost? Seems like a reasonable doubt, until you think about how much money you can save by biking instead of driving.
According to a post in The Urban Country, 500 hours a year -- or two hours each day -- is roughly the equivalent to what the average American worker will work in order to pay an average of $11,000 for their automobiles.
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