Do you think the new Bike Transit system will work? (Cincinnati: insurance, lawyers)

[SWOH]

Seems to work well in Indianapolis. Was downtown recently and I saw people on yellow bikes all over the place! I'd do it if I lived there just so I wouldn't have to chain my bike all the time or worry about its storage / maintenance haha.

The issue with Cincy is the hills. Bikes are no fun going uphill. But for downtown/OTR, they make a lot of sense

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by OHKID

Seems to work well in Indianapolis. Was downtown recently and I saw people on yellow bikes all over the place! I'd do it if I lived there just so I wouldn't have to chain my bike all the time or worry about its storage / maintenance haha.

The issue with Cincy is the hills. Bikes are no fun going uphill. But for downtown/OTR, they make a lot of sense

So if you have been in Indianapolis recently, it is flat! But Cincinnati is not flat except for the basin. It may work here as a tourist attraction, but not as an everyday method of transportation.

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by OHKID

Seems to work well in Indianapolis. Was downtown recently and I saw people on yellow bikes all over the place! I'd do it if I lived there just so I wouldn't have to chain my bike all the time or worry about its storage / maintenance haha.

The issue with Cincy is the hills. Bikes are no fun going uphill. But for downtown/OTR, they make a lot of sense

You don't want to live in Indianapolis. Clean it is not. Air is so bad that I have chronic breathing problems here. When I drive to Cincy suddenly I have virtually no symptoms other than a sniffle. When I return to Indy the symptoms return.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

You don't want to live in Indianapolis. Clean it is not. Air is so bad that I have chronic breathing problems here. When I drive to Cincy suddenly I have virtually no symptoms other than a sniffle. When I return to Indy the symptoms return.

So just exactly what does the quality of air in Indianapolis have to do with the bike transit system? I have my skepticisms about the bike transit system also, but they certainly are not connected to the quality of air in Cincinnati.

[SWOH]

Originally Posted by kjbrill

So if you have been in Indianapolis recently, it is flat! But Cincinnati is not flat except for the basin. It may work here as a tourist attraction, but not as an everyday method of transportation.

I'd agree, but I'm thinking the basin could reasonably include Covington, Newport, OTR, Pendelton, the West End and downtown. That's a lot of space.

Factor in some outliers that may be up for the trek to Clifton or Mt. Adams / Eden Park (one big hill for each), and I could see it working. And yeah, I also agree it will probably be primarily a tourist attraction, but who knows? I enjoyed them as a tourist in Indy.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by OHKID

I'd agree, but I'm thinking the basin could reasonably include Covington, Newport, OTR, Pendelton, the West End and downtown. That's a lot of space.

Factor in some outliers that may be up for the trek to Clifton or Mt. Adams / Eden Park (one big hill for each), and I could see it working. And yeah, I also agree it will probably be primarily a tourist attraction, but who knows? I enjoyed them as a tourist in Indy.

Who in their right mind is going to nagivate Clifton, Mt Adams, or Eden Park on a bike? Especially multiple days a week.

Covington and Newport are not nearly as flat as the Cincinnati basin.

Just to emphasize, you were a tourist in Indy, probably on a weekend. What is their mid-week ridership averaging?

[ohioaninsc]

Columbus is expanding their Bike share system...seems to be working well in downtown...going to expand it up to OSU, and over to Grandview Hts...

In Cincy, it will work, in downtown, OTR, Pendleton, The Banks, and maybe Newport & Covington. Outside of that, too many hills. But it will work in downtown.

[jbcmh81]

It seems to be pretty successful everywhere it goes in. It's been so in Columbus over the past year, and they're already planning expansions.

Here in Mexico City, they have a huge bike share system, and it's very heavily used.

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by kjbrill

In a nutshell - NOPE!

First of all if they are going to have someone keep the bikes under repair and in good working order they will have to charge too much for them.

Second of all the first time I was coming home from work and got caught in a deluge that would be the end of that.

If it is intended to be used by tourists then the location of the stations should reflect that. I haven't seen a station map yet but what I read talks about commuters. Tourists - Yes, Commuters - No.

Another question, where will these stations be located relative to the streetcar? If they are concurrent or parallel routes that is stupid, no make that asinine.

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[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

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And if you can't understand the views of the suburbanites, then don't worry about the suburbans. I will be going out this evening just enjoying our suburban setting without a bike in site.