The Phoenix

Menino Wants Bike Sharing

Three weeks ago I wrote that bike sharing could become city councilor John Connolly's first idea to get wified -- ie, stolen by the mayor. Sure enough, today Menino held a public press event at which, according to a press release:

[Menino] announced that the City has released a request for information (RFI) for bike sharing, where one can rent a bike and tour the City using multiple pick up and drop off locations.

I wasn't there, but I am told that Connolly was not at the Mayoral press event. (If I recall correctly, Rob Consalvo got to at least stand in the background when Tommy announced his ShotSpotter idea.)

Update: To be fair, the bike-share plan was already under development by Menino's people when Connolly independently proposed it; both sides indicate that neither stole it from the other -- just great minds thinking alike, so to speak.

Published Aug 05 2008, 01:00 PM by David S. Bernstein

Mickey said:

David, The largest theft of taxpayer money is going on at th Fire Department under Menino's watch and your wasting your time on this BS. Don't you have better things to write about and hand these tidbits off to the summer interns? Million$ being stolen and no investigative reporters to seek out the scammers working other jobs etc. Are you another Gittel sellout?

August 5, 2008 7:32 PM
sam binkley said:

i just visited paris where they have this system operating just fine. its amazing. you just swipe your credit card and you have a bike for as long as you want. sometimes its hard to drop them off as you have to find a vacant slot, depending on where you're going. this is a great plan.

August 6, 2008 10:02 AM
Rick Ross said:

the city can implement a bike share but this city nor it's drivers are prepared for more bikes on the road !

August 8, 2008 12:55 PM