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 Stories About: bikes AND green living AND New York AND New York City AND placemaking
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Share and share a bike
NYC puts training wheels on new program |
Sarah van Schagen |
10 Jul 2007 |
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| New York City is putting training wheels on a new bicycle-sharing program to demonstrate to city-dwellers that two-wheelers can be a viable form of alternative transportation. Sponsored by the Forum for Urban Design, a group of architects, designers, and planners, the five-day trial run has made 20 bikes available for free from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for 30 minutes at a time. Bicycle-sharing programs are already thriving in European cities like Barcelona, Spain, and Lyo ... |
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| Topics: bikes, green living, New York, New York City, placemaking (all these topics) |
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