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Bikestation Opens in D.C. to Warm Welcome from Bicycling Advocates
October 3, 2009 – 2:53 am | 4 Comments
Bikestation Opens in D.C. to Warm Welcome from Bicycling Advocates

The large bicycle helmet-shaped structure — a project that’s been in the works for six years — outside of Union Station finally opened to the public during a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning attended by a …

Union Station Bike Station Good for Existing Riders, Symbolism
August 7, 2009 – 12:40 pm | 5 Comments
Union Station Bike Station Good for Existing Riders, Symbolism

To let us know that it was moving forward on its Bicycle Transit Center  near Union Station, DDOT updated its Facebook account with a set of new pictures. New media! The station is looking like …

Bikes of Burden and the Effect of Wealth on Transportation Choices
July 17, 2009 – 4:11 pm | No Comment

I want to add to my point earlier today about the need to differentiate between modal shifts that are happening as a result of the economy and modal shifts that are happening as a result …

Does the Recession Make Us Want To Share Or Just to Save?
July 17, 2009 – 11:05 am | One Comment

It’s always exciting to see a colleague’s picture in the newspaper. Fellow EMBARQer Chris Ganson made it onto the Washington Post’s cover for riding SmartBike! Very cool.
The article looked at how the recession has made …

Mobility-Driven Companies Shake Up the Bikesharing Market
July 1, 2009 – 2:35 pm | One Comment

Montreal’s Public Bike System (PBS), also known as “Bixi,” provides a competitive alternative to the bikes-for-advertising business model. Photo by amlibrarian.
It seems that D.C.’s 10,000+ SmartBike members may have to wait some time for the …