[*BCM*] Bike Share program

[Eric A Stratton]

Greg,

While I certainly wouldn't object to more cycling infrastructure, I think that the bike share program can help us get there. The more cyclists on the road, the more accustomed motorists will become to seeing them. Ideally the bike sharing program will help us (cyclists) be EVERYWHERE. In doing so the demand for infrastructure will grow. With all of these bikes on the road, another result I'd look forward to is that traffic will hopefully  have to slow down, increasing the safety for everyone (cyclists, pedestrians, other motorists). Again, while I welcome bike infrastructure, I think the bike share program will help us make the argument for it.

-E



On Apr 29, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Greg Jenkins wrote:

> Hey Tom,
> I think it would be a wonderful program. My only concern is that, as Boston stands now, it's not a very bike friendly city. Unless more bike lanes are put in I'm not sure a whole lot of people would feel safe enough riding them around to use the shared bikes. I'd hate to see the progam implimented and then fail over something as simple as a lack of safe riding space.
>  
> Greg
> 
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:42 PM, <thom3 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi I am writing an article on the bike share program and was interested in hearing what some of you thought about the program.
> 
> Please contact me directly as I am sure those on this list will prefer not to get out back and forth,
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tom
> 
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