New York City's HUGE bike share program coming next year.

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the1wags
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New York City's HUGE bike share program coming next year.

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I'm proud of Denver's current 510 bikes at 51 stations, but New York is swinging for the fences. 10,000 bikes at 600 stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. :shock: This will change travel in New York forever.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/nyreg ... ogram.html
StreetsOfOmaha
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Post by StreetsOfOmaha »

Yeah, my bike and pedestrian transportation professor, Jeff Olson's firm Alta Bike Share (an offshoot of Alta Planning + Design) was awarded the contract.

It's really amazing to have the opportunity to study bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning under one of the top minds in the field.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/nyreg ... are&st=cse

http://www.altaplanning.com/jeff+olson.aspx
"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."
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