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  Anomymous March 16, 2012 at 12:52 pm

  Yes, we need more tourists on these things.
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  KenyonDweller March 16, 2012 at 1:00 pm

  It’s always so cute to see an overweight, middle aged tourist get on a bike for the first time in 20 years. “It’s like riding a bike–you never forget, right?”
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    victoria March 16, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    Do you feel adequately validated and superior now?
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  flatsix_dc March 16, 2012 at 1:03 pm

  Excellent. It’s about goddamn time.
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  MM March 16, 2012 at 1:14 pm

  I’ll take tourists on bikes over tourists on buses any day of the week, even if that means I have to share the bike lanes with tourists during my commute. I will say, though, that DC/NPS should put up a a ton of signs directed at bikes and peds, reminding people to stay to the right, avoid the sidewalks in the CBD, don’t stand in the bike lanes, etc…
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    Anonymous March 16, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    it’s amazing how much intolerance there is.
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    Anonymous March 16, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    “tons of signs”? no.
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  pabloraw March 16, 2012 at 1:14 pm

  Right on time! I have to go there everyday for a week!
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  indc March 16, 2012 at 1:35 pm

  This is great, but when will Bikeshare ever finish the expansion they began last year of stations in other parts of the district? There was supposed to be a new station at 16th and Euclid and an expansion at the existing 16th & U station. Neither of which has happened, and Bikeshare provides no information on the status of these. I’m guessing there are other sites too on their expansion list from last year that haven’t happened yet. I love Bikeshare, but they kinda fail when it comes to informing their members on things — all they tweet about anymore are discounts you can get as a member.
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    kyle-w March 16, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    Still not sure how we haven’t gotten one in Petworth yet. We are part of the city too!
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      huh? March 16, 2012 at 2:21 pm

      at least there are two: one by the metro and one at georgia and upshur.
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      gdopplerxt March 16, 2012 at 2:22 pm

      You’re talking about Capital Bikeshare, right? There are two stations in Petworth: one by the metro station (Georgia & New Hampshire Avenues) and one by the Georgia/Upshur/Kansas intersection.
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        kyle-w March 16, 2012 at 3:52 pm

        Let me correct myself… North Petworth/Brightwood/whereever it is I live

        .7 miles north of GA and Upshur, and .6 miles east of Decatur and 14th.
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  Rukasu March 16, 2012 at 2:15 pm

  I see that Tourmobile hut is still there…someone should do something about that
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  andy2 March 16, 2012 at 2:17 pm

  This is great! My cousin, his wife and four kids came to DC a few years ago on vacation and instead of renting a car they rented/bought bikes for their three week house exchange. They biked all over DC and loved it.
  If a family of six from the ‘burbs can bike in DC – certainly tourists can bike around the mall instead of taking a bus.
  What would even be better is if after visiting DC they brought the idea of biking/non-car travel home with them. This could go a long way to improving our transportation habits and lessen greenhouse gas emissions.
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  ehg March 16, 2012 at 4:08 pm

  This is awesome. Here’s hoping tourists will use this instead of segways.

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