SmartBike DC
The first U.S. public bike program is launching soon…in DC. It’s cool and a little surprising DC is the first city to do this. I would have expected some place like Granola Town or Hippieville to have launched a program already in the 70s on their day off from the commune.
The program, Smartbike DC, has an annual fee of $40 and a three-hour limit per rental. It will be interesting to see if this takes off. My first reaction is that a basket (edit: looks like it has a front basket) or panniers for light grocery shopping would greatly enhance its usefulness. Three hours is on the short side but understandable for a pilot program.