Denver recently rolled out it's bike sharing program.
http://www.denverbikesharing.org/
Denver Station map PDF.
http://www.denverbikesharing.org/Update ... .18.10.pdf
Denver bike share program
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Denver bike share program
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StreetsOfOmaha
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Awesome.
I think bike sharing is going to be the new "must have" for cities and that cities will be scrambling to set up theses new systems while it still seems cool and edgy so they can say they were one of the firsts.
Way to go Denver, and thanks for posting, Josh.
I think bike sharing is going to be the new "must have" for cities and that cities will be scrambling to set up theses new systems while it still seems cool and edgy so they can say they were one of the firsts.
Way to go Denver, and thanks for posting, Josh.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
I was meaning to post this awhile ago.
Denver B-cycle Finishes Successful First
Season with 102,000+ B-cycle Rides
A few quick stats.
Miles Ridden: 211,111
6,333,332 calories burned
15,868 gallons of gasoline not used
312,121 lbs. of carbon emissions avoided
Link to the full article.
http://denver.bcycle.com/News.aspx?itemid=63
Denver B-cycle Finishes Successful First
Season with 102,000+ B-cycle Rides
A few quick stats.
Miles Ridden: 211,111
6,333,332 calories burned
15,868 gallons of gasoline not used
312,121 lbs. of carbon emissions avoided
Link to the full article.
http://denver.bcycle.com/News.aspx?itemid=63
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StreetsOfOmaha
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Thanks for posting that, Josh.
It's really cool when you start monitoring the actual impact one can have when they simply start limiting their automobile use.
When I first started utility cycling two years ago, I used this web site (http://www.worldcommute.com) to track those things. It's very simple, you just create an account and then enter your miles any time you ride your bike, walk, skateboard, rollerblade, etc. It keeps track of carbon emissions, gas saved, total miles traveled, etc.
It's a really cool tool for tracking your impact. Unfortunately, I stopped tracking mine about a year ago, so I could probably log back in and just add 600 or 700 miles for the last year.
It's really cool when you start monitoring the actual impact one can have when they simply start limiting their automobile use.
When I first started utility cycling two years ago, I used this web site (http://www.worldcommute.com) to track those things. It's very simple, you just create an account and then enter your miles any time you ride your bike, walk, skateboard, rollerblade, etc. It keeps track of carbon emissions, gas saved, total miles traveled, etc.
It's a really cool tool for tracking your impact. Unfortunately, I stopped tracking mine about a year ago, so I could probably log back in and just add 600 or 700 miles for the last year.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
Forgot to post this about Denver's B-Cycle expanding this year. From a news station last November...
"B-cycle just received two major grants worth more than $1 million. The money will be used to buy another 175 bikes at 35 new stations."
Link to the news story.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/11/20/g ... to-expand/
This should push Denver's B-Cycle system to around 85 stations. Also, last year's 202,731 trips was nearly double the previous years number.
ADMIN, could we move this one to the "Elsewhere" forum? Thanks.
"B-cycle just received two major grants worth more than $1 million. The money will be used to buy another 175 bikes at 35 new stations."
Link to the news story.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/11/20/g ... to-expand/
This should push Denver's B-Cycle system to around 85 stations. Also, last year's 202,731 trips was nearly double the previous years number.
ADMIN, could we move this one to the "Elsewhere" forum? Thanks.
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Golden Eagle
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I think you're right about that, I know that in OKC we're trying to emulate the success that Tulsa has had with Bikeshare. Nobody looks at this program and doesn't want it for themselves. Doesn't Omaha also have B-cycle?StreetsOfOmaha wrote:Awesome.
I think bike sharing is going to be the new "must have" for cities and that cities will be scrambling to set up theses new systems while it still seems cool and edgy so they can say they were one of the firsts.
Way to go Denver, and thanks for posting, Josh.
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nativeomahan
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We are winding up four days in Downtown Denver this week. I could not be more impressed with this city, and the foresight it's political and business leaders have continued to show as Denver moves in leaps and bounds into the future. It is clean. It is green (hundreds and hundreds of giant planters with flowers adorn every sidewalk downtown), there are bike paths everywhere, and even the new pedestrian bridge over the LoDo rail yard has grooves for bikers to use in getting their bikes up and down the lengthy stairways. Pedestrians are everywhere, even at 6 am or 10 pm. There are well over 100 outdoor sidewalk cafes downtown, and many are even open for breakfast (the city has more than twice the number of restaurants as Kansas City). Construction cranes are everywhere. I should share some pics when I get back home.Seth wrote:Wow, that's impressive! With everything I've seen lately in Denver, it looks like a pretty exciting place to be.
It had been almost a decade since my last visit here, and I am even more impressed than I expected to be. It reminds me more and more of Chicago. If you haven't visited recently, try to do so.
Denver's city council approved plans to add another 27 stations to the B cycle system.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ ... -expansion
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ ... -expansion