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Miami Beach's program is a public/private venture. I think that's probably the best model.
During the last Boat Show in February, DecoBike set up one temporary station across the Bay in Miami that was accessed from the Venetian Causeway to the Marina on the other side. I wish they'd make it permanent because it would connect SouthBeach to Miami's public transportation by another means other than a bus. I would love to be able to bike to other side of the bay and take the People Mover to the Metrorail.
I think getting the city involved would be wise to make it bigger.
Since BcBs is the main donor and all 5 are within eye shot of their new HQ. I am sure they aren't chomping at the bit to fund another 20 stations throughout midtown and downtown.
If they city could get involved even getting other companies to sponsor the stations near them it could move from more of a nice asset in a neighborhood to a viable transit alternative for the city.
I can only imagine how often it would get used it they put a station on the riverfront here.
There were issues early on with credit/debit cards being charged $250 as collateral until the bike was returned, but these charges have been reduced or dropped.
The deposit has been dropped.
As of April 2012, there were 146 stations and 1,330 bikes throughout the cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul and the program continues to grow.
When I visited last month it looked like it was pretty extensive/well used. Seriously wish they had it when I was living there, I would have used it all the time. Oh well.
A few weeks ago Los Angeles announced a bike-share program would start next Fall. What is interesting about this bike-share program is that it is completely, 100 percent privately funded by an outside company.
It will be the second largest program in the nation with 400 stations and 4000 bikes when the program is completely implemented (behind NYC's soon-to-launch program and just above Chicago's).
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Oh well.
