San Francisco Should Move on Colored Bike LanesAndy Thornley, SF Bicycle Coalitionbyline‚ Mar. 14‚ 2007Mayor Newsom's enthusiasm for innovative best practices from around the world is well known; trips to Davos and Chicago open the Mayor's eyes and stretch his imagination, from free WiFi to free Muni to green streets. The Mayor was quite entranced by the bike-sharing system used in Lyon, France — with built-in circuitry to work the sharing part and rugged design to withstand being left out in Lyonnaise weather and street life. The Lyon bike-sharing system has been a smash, with tens of thousand of people using them each day. Alas, if only our Mayor were as enthusiastic about other, simpler, greener French urban design. |