Comments on: EveryoneBikes – New Bikeshare Program Launches

By: lifeontwowheels

lifeontwowheels — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:23:19 +0000

I know it’s an old post but can you guys give us an update on EB after about a year?

I’ve directed a few people to you who were interested in starting bike shares and have seen some rumors/ideas floating for bike share as part of the downtown plans. I would hate to see existing ideas duplicated when something already exists here.

By: jodyNcolumbus

jodyNcolumbus — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:57:29 +0000

Just wanted to let you know about the kick off party for the Everyone Bikes Bike Sharing program. Come along for the ride and enjoy the post ride party. You might want to bring your own bike, there are 10 in the Bike Share, but hopefully we'll have more riders. Everyone Bikes Kick Off Party Sunday August, 23rd at Kickstart in the Short North. At 6 PM We'll do a quick bike ride and then drink some beverages and hang out together in the parking lot. Blog Post with poster: http://www.everyonebikes.org/blog/?p=36 Kickstart is on the northwest Corner of High St and Price Ave 913 North High St. http://www.thekickstart.net/ Everyone Bikes is online at http://www.everyonebikes.org/

By: marcushitt

marcushitt — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Awesome Initiative… I’ve seen this project in several other cities where I’ve lived and visited. I’m be happy to share some ideas. Next up, more bike lanes.

By: jodyNcolumbus

jodyNcolumbus — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:20:31 +0000

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Free rides in Short North Shops start bike-share program with 10 sets of wheels
Sunday, August 9, 2009
BY STEVE BUSHONG Full Article Link
Excerpts:

* Ten bicycles are available with Everyone Bikes, the bike-sharing program.
* To get a bike, riders leave their credit card and driver’s license numbers at one of the rental spots, which are listed at http://www.everyonebikes.org
* Riders have two hours with the bike, which must be returned to the same rental location.
* The bikes are available during business hours, generally 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
* Each of the 10 businesses in the program bought a bike.
* The shared bikes are Kona’s AfricaBikes, for every two bikes sold in America, one is donated to workers in Africa.
* Those who borrow the bike also get a heavy-duty lock to keep it safe while they shop or dine.
* The program will soon expand to include 40 bikes. The goal is to have 100 bikes in the Short North and Downtown.

By: Columbusite

Columbusite — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:45:02 +0000

I like the new picture.

By: lifeontwowheels

lifeontwowheels — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:59:41 +0000

RE: traffic rule pamphlet-Check out the MORPC bike maps, they have some good info on general riding on the map. Paradise Garage probably has one you could look at.

By: joshlapp

joshlapp — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:32:27 +0000

How about taking some of the good bikes off COTA’s hands? http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/08/03/cota_bikes.ART_ART_08-03-09_B1_IOEL313.html

By: groundrules

groundrules — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:20:22 +0000

hopefully it's not exactly "just like France." http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/vandalism-vexes-paris-bike-rental-system/

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:07:22 +0000

I was in Montreal last weekend. I have to say, I have never seen a more “bike friendly” city in my life. They had dedicated bike lanes on main city roads that were separated by a median strip. They also had rent-a-bike stands all over the city. Must of been over 100 of these, just use a credit card, rent a bike and then return it to any stand in the city. I really hope Columbus keeps it up. It was great seeing so many people riding bikes in Montreal.

By: cc

cc — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:16:35 +0000

I wish that were the case. I bike commute to work and constantly see bicyclists who see traffic controls as optional. Usually they inch up and race across when they feel it is ‘safe’. I even saw a group of roadbikers in spandex do this in grandview today. It gives the law abiding bikers a bad rap.

By: lifeontwowheels

lifeontwowheels — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:38:56 +0000

I thought that one (traffic controls) might be self explanatory.

By: johnwirtz

johnwirtz — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:43:12 +0000

Stop at traffic controls – except of course green lights. Then you can go. Also, the smiling is essential.

By: lifeontwowheels

lifeontwowheels — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:24:01 +0000

“I would check with some of the existing cycling groups around town. Some of them may already have printed pamphlets that they more than happy to provide.”

I seem to recall CB had some when I was working with them last year.

It’s pretty simple:

Ride on the right with traffic
Stop at traffic controls
Signal lane changes or turns
Stay off the sidewalk
Take the lane if you feel it is unsafe to share with another vehicle
Smile and have fun!

By: mbeaumont

mbeaumont — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:13:35 +0000

Kudos to all involved in this. It’s people like you guys who are making Columbus a great city. This is AWESOME.

By: Kbear919

Kbear919 — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:32:49 +0000

saw the bikes lined up outside of tigertree! Looks great!