Minneapolis could soon see the rebirth of its bicycling ride share program

When it was first installed in 2010, Minneapolis Nice Ride bike share was cutting edge. At the time, there were a handful of similar systems in Europe, but in North America the Minneapolis approach became an early model. It was a publicly-backed (technically  nonprofit) system of bicycles set in docks that people could try out, opening up urban cycling to anyone with a credit card and courage. 

Nice Ride proved the appeal of the bike share concept, which can serve as a cycling gateway. The project thrived for years as a low-barrier testing grounds, reducing an often intimidating situation into something manageable. For years, yellow and blue bikes collected downtown every day at rush hour, and linked disparate parts of the Twin Cities together during the summer months. 

A lot has changed. Bike share has exploded around the country, especially in places like New York City, Boston, and Washington, D.C. The Read Entire Article