trymahjong Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Beginning Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Houston will be one of only 15 U.S. cities to launch a bike share program to make getting around downtown a whole lot easier. The bike share program, known as Houston B-cycle, is perfect for trips that are too far to walk but too short to drive. Houston's initial phase will include three stations and 18 bikes and will demonstrate the potential of bike share in Houston. Houston B-cycle will initially be available at City Hall, the George R. Brown Convention Center and Market Square Park. The self-service bike B-Cycle Station will be available from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. Bikes can be checked out during these hours and dropped back off at the same location or any other B-cycle station. The bikes can be ridden anywhere and locked up even if no kiosk is available.Houston B-cycle is a membership-driven bike share system requiring a minimum age of 18 to join. Memberships are available by day, week or year. All members have unlimited access to the bikes. With a paid membership, the first 90 minutes are free. All memberships start at the time of your first bike use, not the day and time you purchased the membership. Riders are encouraged to wear their own helmets. Houston's program will be managed and operated by the nonprofit Houston Bike Share, which has the mission to implement, expand and operate a Houston-based bike share program that will be environmentally friendly, financially sustainable and affordable. For the first year of the pilot program, Bike Barn will donate maintenance for the B-Cycle Stations and Bikes. The program is sponsored by the City of Houston, Bike Barn, BikeHouston, Downtown District and Houston First Corporation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Does this mean more cyclists on sidewalks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 That is a good point. Are the bike laws going to be posted at these cycle stations? Currently in downtown it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk, you must ride in the far right lane on the road aka bus lane and follow all traffic laws (which I see couriers never do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I'm really excited about this. Also, the pricing has gotten friendlier through the process. It used to be absurdly prohibitively high. People are going to have to be very cautious about losing the bike, though, as it is $1200 to replace.http://houston.bcycle.com/pricing.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 in today's paperhttp://www.chron.com/default/article/Houston-s-green-profile-by-the-numbers-3495536.php#photo-2837284 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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