Those are both good points about the bike share at the University of AZ. I know some students have night classes, so it seems unfair to limit the use to day-time hours. I’ll look forward to hearing what the director has to say. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for the link to that video. It is really interesting to see how different cities and organizations approach the idea of bike share, and it seems like some of the initial kinks in the idea are being ironed out. Thanks for sharing!

One of my readers pointed out a limitation of the service. It only runs until 4 p.m.

He wanted to have the option to ride it home after work if his bike was stolen.

I could also see it being useful to a student who had a drink or two and didn’t want to drive. (it is still dangerous to ride drunk)

I’ve emailed the director to get his take on the end time.

I was really impressed with this bike lending program I saw in Belgium. You might find it interesting, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=879iL5GxJoI

Thanks for riding.

Greg Raisman
Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership
Portland Bureau of Transportation

I had no idea NAU had such a program, so thanks for sharing that information. Have you used any of the yellow bikes yourself? If so, what was your experience with them? Thanks for the information!

http://home.nau.edu/sustain/yellowbike.asp

http://www4.nau.edu/insidenau/bumps/2007/10_3_07/bikes.htm