An open "yellow bike" program may be more of a failure but a perhaps setting it up in a lending library fashion may work better. They will need repairs so local bicycle business could have an opportunity for additional business. The biggest hurdle would be managing this whole set-up.
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On Apr 9, 2015, at 8:38 AM, Beth Barnes islow4bikes@gmail.com wrote:
Could you weigh in, please. We have a small, remote rural town with no real bike/Ped infrastructure...yet. A group wants to introduce about 100 used bikes for people to use for free in an already ailing, small downtown. Free bikes? What will that do to local, struggling bike businesses? Bikes but no supporting infrastructure? Thank you for your thoughts. Makes little sense to me. Beth
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