“Our bike-share program will provide citizens with convenient and on-demand access to bikes for short-distance trips throughout the city,” she had said. Baltimore Bike Share electric assist bikes in front of City Hall during a launch event for the service. Typically, bike-share bikes are built with a sturdy frame, graffiti-resistant paint and nonremovable seats. You can’t sugarcoat it entirely,” said Aaron Ritz, a transportation programs manager in Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems, who runs the city’s Indego bike program. Philadelphia’s approach has been to make community outreach and affordability a central part of its bike program.

Source: Washington Post October 04, 2017 21:45 UTC