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The article is talking about bikes though. Bike shares are definitely cheaper than subways and buses. Case-in-point: in SF, Ford GoBike (by Motivate, soon to
by usaar333 8y ago
The article is talking about bikes though. Bike shares are definitely cheaper than subways and buses.
Case-in-point: in SF, Ford GoBike (by Motivate, soon to be part of Lyft) costs $15/month. A monthly bus (MUNI) pass runs at $73, clearly more expensive even if you use pre-tax money to pay it.
- cwal37 8y agoIn the DC area, an annual Capital Bikeshare membership is only $85. I recently started mixing some biking into my commute and thought about purchasing a bike, but the $400-500 I was looking at for something durable and well reviewed was hard to justify for my fairly chill, all-trails, 1-4 times a week biking home from the office. Particularly when I compared it to the dramatically lower personal overhead associated with the bikeshare. Of course, my living and working situations are fortuitously situated with respect to existing docks, but I really enjoy not worrying at all about "my" bike.