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Bikesharing comes to the Capital City

While we have our offices here in Washington, D.

By Steve Davis, August 22, 2008

C., we try our best not to come at things with a DC-centric focus, thinking “outside the Beltway.” So pardon me for just a moment while we toot the horn of our hometown. It may be local for us, but it’s certainly national in significance, representing an important development for cities and communities across the country.

Over the last few weeks, DC became the first North America city to launch a public bike sharing program. Smartbike DC, as it’s known, isn’t quite like Velíb in Paris, but it’s a good start. 120 bikes are located at 10 kiosks around the core of downtown, and a $40 annual subscription gets you unlimited use of any of the bikes in 3-hour segments with a smart card. But you don’t need me to tell you all about it. Watch the video above from Streetfilms as a few Streetsbloggers tell you all about it.

I for one, am looking forward to using this over the weekend.

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