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Washington DC bike blogger Gwadzilla reports that he’s seen SmartBikes on the streets of DC. The program has proven successful in France, Norway, Sweden and Spain. The United States is next on the list, and Italy is scheduled to follow.
SmartBike DC is sponsored by Clear Channel Outdoor, who will take advantage of the advertising opportunities created by the program.
I’ve ridden these in Oslo, they’re pretty rad, My friend I was with even hit a half-pipe on one!
http://nowhip.blogspot.com/2007/08/city-bikes-on-city-ramp-oslo_02.html
I just got back from several days in Paris and the “velib” program, as they call it there, is incredible. We rode them constantly, as do, it seems, most of the parisians. The stations are so plentiful you don’t even have to know where the exact location of the one on the other side will be — you konw one will be near. It has completely transformed how one experiences Paris.
You may want to have a look at the Forum of http://www.citybike@newmobility.org where we discusswand swap information and insights on quite a number and range of city bike issues.