Bike Sharing

A Bicycle Built for Us: Will this Weekend's "Summer Streets" Program Launch Our Bike-Sharing Revolution?

Adam Hanft | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York


Adam Hanft

I was in Paris in September and from what I could see, Velib has taken the town by storm. The racks are ubiquitous in large areas of the city, and the streets are well stocked with furiously pedaling Parisians.

Paris' Bike Rental Program Celebrates Second Birthday (VIDEO)

The News Room | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green


Velib, Paris' public bicycle rental program, celebrates its second birthday today. Velib or "bike freedom" distributes 20,000 bicycles across Paris at...

One Cyclist's Inauguration Journey a Wonderful Sign of the Times

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

Ryan Bowen decided to ride his bike from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. to attend Obama's swearing-in ceremony. That's 50 days of cycling up to 150 miles a day in order to get to the goal.

Why Own When You Can Rent? Bikes, Tools, Clothes, Cats?

Treehugger | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green


Ah, the product service system (or PSS): one of TreeHugger's favorite concepts shrouded by one of the clunkiest names. For anyone who'd like a quick r...

Tech-Enabled Bike Sharing Rolls Into North America

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

Time just gave Montreal's public bike system Bixi an award as one of the 50 best inventions of 2008.

Bike-Sharing Around The World

TreeHugger.com | Andrew Posner | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green


What is Bike-Sharing? If you are at all familiar with the Zip Car model of car-sharing, then you should already undersand how bike-sharing works. Esse...