tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post1258365244728555799..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Bike sharing comes to SeattleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-20193288357267313642009-08-20T18:51:56.348-07:002009-08-20T18:51:56.348-07:00We started a bike sharing program in the Short Nor...We started a bike sharing program in the Short North Arts District. The next step is to get a bike lane or allow bikes on the sidewalk. It's a crowded area and cars don't like to share the road with bikes. To be fair, there's construction going on so there's not a lot of extra road to share right now.Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24326704071503866362009-08-19T16:35:22.479-07:002009-08-19T16:35:22.479-07:00Orchid Black - If that's the case, then I bett...Orchid Black - If that's the case, then I better start riding around in <a href="http://jalopnik.com/393601/giant-vulva-bicycle-taxi-is-freudian-wet-dream" rel="nofollow">this thing</a>. (NSFW) Guaranteed not to get run over?Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-76838350947393999002009-08-19T16:28:41.045-07:002009-08-19T16:28:41.045-07:00One way to claim space in traffic while bike ridin...One way to claim space in traffic while bike riding is to look unusual. David Engwicht discovered that, after putting a pair of devil horns on his bike helmet for Halloween, he got a lot more space on the road, and he left the horns on his helmet year-round. I have a recumbent, and people give me more room than before because they can't figure out how wide my bike is. <br />BTW, Engwicht is Orchid Blackhttp://www.pitchersage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53363401252219241552009-08-19T13:04:43.736-07:002009-08-19T13:04:43.736-07:00Are the seattle bikes the bixi bikes in your pictu...Are the seattle bikes the bixi bikes in your picture? I'm visiting montreal, and they have them here- I've been trying to come up with an excuse to use one, but I'm a bit afraid of the drivers here. The bikes seem like a really good idea, though I think they are only 3 speed, which could be frustrating in hilly Seattle.<br /><br />~ktAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-23896275819938976472009-08-19T10:09:23.177-07:002009-08-19T10:09:23.177-07:00Here is a link to local coverage of Portland's...Here is a link to local coverage of Portland's attempts to get bike-sharing off the ground: http://bikeportland.org/2009/08/11/update-on-bike-sharing-city-launches-new-survey-website/<br /><br />I'm skeptical of how it would work in our culture, there is talk of having to have a membership before using them, here, which totally counteract the idea of getting people on bikes for short Kristijoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790510053995458172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-76007913476518626862009-08-19T07:40:36.360-07:002009-08-19T07:40:36.360-07:00My brother went to the University of Maine in Oron...My brother went to the University of Maine in Orono and said they had a bike share on campus. Didn't cost anything, and you didn't officially "check out" a bike. They just knew which bikes they were, all painted the same color. People ride them from building to building, and just leave them in the bike racks. At least that's how it worked when he was there a few years Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44873150119287442412009-08-19T05:32:25.947-07:002009-08-19T05:32:25.947-07:00We have a low-profile bike sharing program here in...We have a low-profile bike sharing program here in Keene, NH. It seems primarily geared towards the college students, but anyone is welcome to use it. There are donated bikes that have all been painted green and you check them out with your city library card or college ID. You then return them to either the campus or the city library, which actually aren't that far apart. Yes, it only Segwynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873358471387012353noreply@blogger.com