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Examined Spoke | Baroque Meanderings on Bicycling in Los Angeles and Beyond
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I once rented a Metro Bike Share bike in downtown Los Angeles and rode it across the city to Venice Beach. Awesome, right? “This is awesome!”, I thought. When I got to Venice, I found out it was NOT awesome. It was expensive and a major hassle. The downtown LA bikes are not allowed to be locked up at the kiosks in Venice, so I had to huff it all the way back downtown – ruining my day and costing me double the trip time, plus I wasn’t able to do anything in Venice because I couldn’t leave the bike unattended
Why are private bike share bikes littering the sidewalks, available at the touch of few cell phone menu options, when Metro Bike Share bikes are a supreme pain in the a%% to rent and park?
I will tell you why: Metro Bike Share bikes are not subject to market forces. Metro Bike Share is a subsidy dumpster – a place where good intentions and public money go to die.
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Examined Spoke | Baroque Meanderings on Bicycling in Los Angeles and Beyond