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A false start for new bikeshare in Chicago, New York

Don't get me wrong, I "kind of" like the premise, but think it would be better suited to tourist destinations like Florida. As a fairly frequent visitor to the big apple, I would be terrified to actually try to ride a bike through that if I wasn't getting paid for it (business plan problem?).

Honestly? - I think the company needs to be looked at, and where this funding is coming from. The business model stinks if these places are where they are concentrating. Where is the funding coming from? Smells like cronyism, doomed to fail.

But workable likely in mid-sized cities and tourist zones.

I'd like to know who is paying for this and at what cost ? What happens if a bike ends up missing, stolen, or damaged. Riding a bike in downtown Chicago or New York ? With the pedistrian and car traffic might be difficult to get around. Is there a fee to pay to use these ?

This is starting to sound like another failed green project like Solyndra. Most solar companies have already failed and gone into bankruptcy.

It is all in the details. In Milwaukee they spent $165,000 to put bike racks on the front of the buses and so half the year you are guaranteed that they will not be used and then the rest of the year how many people will be biking and then decide to ride the bus ? Poor planning. Easy to spend other people's money isn't it !