Bike sharing systems in Detroit? Nope, not yet. But, hey... you never
know. We're getting more and more bike friendly each year.
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An important element of sustainability is environmentally conscious
forms of transportation, like rail, of which Portland has been a great
advocate. Now, the city hopes to further encourage another popular
green form of transportation: bicycling. Portland is without a doubt
seen as a bike-friendly city and was awarded the platinum-level award
as a bicycle-friendly community – the first large U.S. city to be
recognized as such—by the League of American Bicyclists.
The city is researching a bike rental system that, if carried through,
could make it even easier to travel and commute around the city.
Portland transportation officials are currently studying other
systems in place around the world to see if bike sharing would be a
worthwhile project to pursue in Portland. Washington D.C. currently has
the only bike-sharing system in the United States and other cities like
Denver, San Francisco, and Chicago are also interested in rolling out
their own.
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