I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle…Before you know it this European trend will be taking the streets in the city nearest you. London has it. Paris and Lyon has it. Hell - there are over a dozen cities in Europe that have government-sponsored bicycle sharing programs. To my excitement, and hopefully yours, these programs may be coming to American cities like New York or San Francisco says this San Francisco Chronicle article.
The programs are aimed to lessen traffic congestion and pollution. Along the way, you’ll work up a healthy sweat. How bike-sharing works it this - Bicycles are left at stations for anyone to use, you ride the bicycle to your destination within a set time frame, then park the bike for someone else.
To a lot of folks, I ask, what mode of public transportation is simpler and cheaper? Bicing in Barcelona, for example, is virtually free at 6€ per year. You can read more about the young success of Bicing from this article.
