There is a reason why we run all wiring 3′ off the ground.
Not all cities have to deal with flooding, however this is something to consider for some locations.
There is a method to the design by the SandVault Group!
Nicole Freedman the “Bike Czar” in Boston promotes public bike share and how it is transforming the City of Boston.
http://inhabitat.com/video-boston-bike-czar-nicole-freedman-talks-bike-share-urban-cycling/
This is a great article on the Helmet law and the experience that Australian cities have had.
This is worth the read!
On a quick note, Vancouver has been going through multiple demonstrations to define its integrated helmet strategy – new post to follow!
“Mayor Karl Dean, Metro Health Director Bill Paul and Tom Turner, CEO and president of the Nashville Downtown Partnership, demonstrated the program by checking out B-cycle bikes from an automated kiosk at the city’s Public Square, then rode to the Nashville Farmer’s Market and return the bikes to a kiosk there.
“Nashville B-cycle is one more way that we can make Nashville a more bike-friendly city and inspire people to embrace healthy, active living,” Dean said. “The strategically located kiosks will make getting around our urban core even easier and more convenient for workers, residents and visitors.”
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During the presentation in September with the Mayor of San Diego, the Mayor asked the participants to fill out a survey on the three public bike share solutions present, SandVaults bike share equipment and Deco’s / Rugged bike share cycle were there and up for the challenge.
Well, I guess the results speak for itself! Congratulations to Deco Bike and to the City of San Diego.
“After almost a 3-month delay from its April 25, 2012 start date, Chattanooga Bicycle Transit
System began rolling on the evening of July 23rd. The green and blue
bicycles are finally available at the docking stations for subscribers
and occasional users after a frustrating period of software glitches.
Subscribers who signed up for the original start date got access keys today. The
special $60 annual subscription rate is once again available for sale. This
discount is now extended through September 3. The regular subscriptions will be
$75 for the year and $6 for a day pass. These are the only options. The first 60
minutes of each trip is at no extra charge and each additional 30 minutes is
$5.” Russell Meddin
http://bike-sharing.blogspot.ca/2012/07/the-bike-sharing-world-last-week-of.html
SandVault is one of 15 international contenders for the entrepreneurial ventures in sustainable transportation – the MobiPrize People’s Choice award!!
Created by the University of Michigan SMART initiative with the generous support of the Rockefeller Foundation, MobiPrize recognizes enterprises that demonstrate innovative and replicable solutions to local and global transportation challenges.
SandVault qualifies because we are “Flexible by design”,designs are built to the clients specifications.
Information on what SandVault does here:
http://www.mobiprize.com/2012/04/16/sandvault-group-global-solutions-corp/
Please vote for SandVault before May 1st here:
This is a great interview discussing the mandatory helmet law in Vancouver and public bike share – it is worth the listen:
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Sustainability: Is Affordable, operates fairly and efficiently, offers a choice of transport mode, and supports a competitive economy, as well as balanced regional development.
SPOKIES – The new Public Bike Share solution for the City of Oklahoma City will launch in the spring of 2012!
With the changing dynamic of Public Bike Share – SPOKIES will use 100 bicycles already purchased for their public bike share solution. Oklahoma City is the only City in North America to use bicycles previously purchased and modified for a public bike share.
Oklahoma City (OKC) will be using the “Deco Bike” (www.decobike.com) philosophy for a completely sustainable public bike share solution. By using bikes already purchased, and by hiring a local company “Downtown OKC” to market, and operate the system, it will be Built by locals for locals.
OKC has partnered with SandVault Group to supply the technology for the public bike share pilot. “We partnered with SandVault (www.sandvault.com) because when we expand the system to hit critical mass we hope to build the rest of the system locally using local manufacturers as well as marketing and operating the system locally.
The fee structure has been approved and has been designed specifically for the OKC market.
Downtown OKC will create an image that fit into the local environment that will be marketable to locals and local businesses making bike sharing a sustainable, alternate mode of transportation in the downtown area.
