February 15th, 2019 — Today was a huge milestone for bike share in the Marina! At this morning’s SFMTA Public Hearing in City Hall, there was unanimous support for the two proposed bike share stations in the Marina at Bay & Fillmore and Buchanan & North Point. The addition of…
Bike sharing has become popular over the last 10 years, especially in cities. This is a guide to why it’s good to get a bike share station installed in your neighborhood, along with where you shop and work. In San Francisco, we have 100+ bike share stations, and the network is expanding to serve more parts of the city. The benefits outlined here pertain to docked bike share stations like Ford GoBike, but many benefits also apply to dockless bike systems like JUMP and Lime Bikes.
By shifting a percentage of modes from cars to bikes, bike sharing stations have led to increases in public safety through fewer vehicle collisions. In some cities with bike share stations, motor vehicle collisions have dropped 65%. …
