5 May 2009

Get on your bike - or someone else's!

Bike sharing - European cities have been doing it for a while now and it's just becoming popular in Australia.  Here are a few of the programs around.

Darwin City Council workers now have the option of riding bicycles to meetings instead of driving council vehicles. Six bikes will be available for the use of all staff, but they will most likely be used by regulatory staff.  Read more.

Melbourne is trialling a Common Bike program until 26 May 2009 to see how bike sharing would work in the inner city suburbs. For a small donation each time you use a bike you can experience the convenience, environmental and health benefits of riding a bike without having to store or maintain it yourself.  Join in to make the trial a success.

Monash University is offering a bike share program to Halls of Residence students at its Clayton Campus. The recycled bikes have been fitted with a locking system similar to those used on shopping trolleys. If you've ever been to the campus you'll know it is like an entire suburb, so the convenience of a bike to get around would be very welcome. Read more.