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Today, for the second day running, the Indego bikeshare system’s twitter account was apologizing to users in the early morning for dead docking stations. Good morning! Some stations are temporarily w/o power. If a station does not have power, you can still return your bike! (1/2) #solarsorry — Indego (@RideIndego) June 5, 2015 You will …
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Philadelphia’s long-awaited bike share network launches tomorrow with a ceremonial ride-off from Eakins Oval. It’s here. It’s finally here. GET HYPE. YOU ARE NOT HYPE ENOUGH. GET MORE HYPE. Now if I could only figure out where the hell I put my bike helmet…
In the last night of the year, five things we’ll remember from 2014: The year of citizen action. I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting much when Conrad Benner launched a change.org petition to get SEPTA to run the subways overnight. But it worked, and now another petition has sparked progress on a second front, in …
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Good morning, and for those who are observing it, may you have an easy Shutdown. Out-of-town tourists who were really counting on seeing Valley Forge and Independence Hall might want to stop in at attractions that aren’t National Parks, which is most everything that isn’t either on 5th Street or a Revolutionary Battlefield. Since I …
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Ok, bike share is finally coming to Philly. Now where do put the bike stations on our narrow streets. Ideas? cbsloc.al/13M0VEQ #inq — Inga Saffron (@IngaSaffron) May 1, 2013 The heart of this tweet is the fear of getting a good idea, bike share, embroiled in an extended NIMBY fight energized by idiots who hold …
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One of the things I missed when I was out of town last month was the announcement of the City’s new bikeshare program (about time!), with rollout scheduled by Spring 2014. The Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities (MOTU) is taking the lead on the two year standing-up process, in which time it hopes to …
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