Sunday, December 5, 2010

Bike Sharing Scheme - London

London installed a bike-sharing scheme this past summer. Dubbed Boris' Bikes, after the Lord Mayor, Boris Johnson, they appear to have been a huge success. There are currently 5000 bicycles (at about 300 stations) with an additional 2000 being added next year. Nearly as interesting is the associated way-finding signage program, although this new signage is also stand alone, not always appearing in conjunction with the bike stations.