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Bike sharing will be coming to Philadelphia in 2014

I’ve brought up the subject of bike sharing in the past, but I didn’t think I would be re-blogging about the subject again so soon.

Especially, in the context of bike sharing actually becoming a reality.

The plan is to have 650 bikes by 2014, and then up the supply to 1,200 bikes by 2015. The goal is to connect the Center City, University City, and Temple University areas by bike, and see how it performs.

My guess is that since Philadelphia is such a popular and well-recognized bicycling city, a bike share program will do very well here.

What is “Bike Sharing?”

Liberty Bike Share is aiming for Philadelphia

It’s a simple concept, and works the same way Philly Car Share does.

You pick up a bike, ride it to your destination, and either bring it back to the original spot or leave it at another spot; simple, right? Just like PCS allows people to use a car when they want to for a reasonable rate, Philly Bike Share would accomplish the same thing … but with bikes.

Check out this article from Flying Kite to learn more about why Philly needs something like this.