Vote for a bike rental system in Detroit
B cycle is one of the emerging players in public bike rental market. Cities like Denver and Minneapolis are looking to roll out these B cycles.
If you can get past the anti-car vibe, there’s a video describing how B cycles work on their web site.
Imagine how cool this would be in places like downtown Royal Oak, Ferndale, or Detroit? It seems we would integrate rental stations with the proposed streetcar line on Woodward to really increase transportation options for those wanting to get to Eastern Market, Corktown, or Belle Isle.
This may not be so far fetched either as we’ve been discussing rental options with Detroit officials.
What can you do to help us move this forward? Please take a minute to vote for Detroit (ZIP code 48226 works) on the B cycle web site.
Of course Wheelhouse Detroit already rents bikes. Wouldn’t a B cycle overlap with what they’re already providing? Perhaps a little, but I think the Wheelhouse rentals are aimed more at recreational use, touring, and exploring. A B cycle system is aimed more at short term transportation, running errands, and going between rental stations.
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Tags: B cycle, bike rental, Detroit
June 10th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Thank you for posting about this cool rental system! I’ve taken the liberty of being a copy-cat and have made a similar post on my blog advocating for a system in El Paso, Texas. BTW, enjoy your blog very much–keep up the good work!
June 10th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Karen, I’m glad you enjoy the site! I will add that I’ve been trying unsuccessfully (so far) to gather more information on the B cycle systems, especially with regards to who eventually runs them (B cycle? the city? a third-party?)
June 11th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Keep up the good work. I bike in the southeast Detroit area. Your blog is very informational! As for B-Cycle: hopefully the rates are reasonable. Either way it would be saving Americans tons a year. I never would’ve imagined a future full of cycles alongside cars. It will be very interesting to see this work out.
July 6th, 2011 at 10:47 am
GREAT IDEA! BUT CLEAN UP CRIME IN CITY NEIGHBORHOODS & NOT JUST DOWNTOWN! WE ALL WANT A GREAT DETROIT! ENFORCE INDECENT EXPOSURE(PANTS DOWN), LITTERING, LOITERING ON STREET CORNERS, PROSTITUTION, LOUD MUSIC ON STREETS & NEIGHBORHOODS! POLICE