BikeDC

Photo by PoPville flickr user Jacques Arsenault

“Dear PoPville,

The 15TH Street bike lane claimed another victim yesterday afternoon. As I was riding a Capital Bikeshare bike north by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, a man walked into the bike line and between two cars without looking for oncoming buckets. I had no time to stop and swerved to miss him falling onto the sidewalk. No one was hurt, thankfully, but I neglected to thank the nice ladies by the Veterans Affairs Office who picked me up and dusted me off.”

Following the parking woes, Ryan spotted this guy earlier this morning:

“I spotted a Mobike at the bottom of the C&O Canal near 29th St. I suspect this won’t be the last to end up in the Canal or Rock Creek.

Fortunately for whoever has to fish it out, the Canal is still drained for the nearby work on Lock 3.”

Damien found this one in Petworth:

“I found this dockless bike share abandoned in the middle of Sherman Circle last night. I guess the ability to leave them anywhere also increases the likelihood that their parts will be up for grabs. I’m waiting to see one without wheels propped up on cinder blocks.”

And Emily found this one in Eckington.

Hopefully folks will stop being such docks and we can make this thing work.

Photo by Lila Guterman

But c’mon!!

Thanks to Lila for sending: “I somehow don’t think this is what is meant by “park anywhere.” 16th St NW near V.”

A reader reports:

“This new dockless Mobike has been parked out in front of my house for the last 2.5 days in Ledroit Park. When I came home tonight, it’s been knocked over and had practically fallen into the street. I’m wondering if wear and tear on these will be a bigger issue after a few months compared to the traditional docked bikes, especially if they keep falling over, or get left in high-traffic areas.“

hahaha thanks to Goodomens for sending over the weekend:

“Is it too early to start shaming poor dockless bike placements?”

Kinda missing the point a bit here…

“JUMP, the first dockless e-bikes for bike share hits the streets in DC on Monday.” via prnewswire

If you were excited before, holy smokes…

From a Press Release:

“Social Bicycles Inc., the first company to launch a dockless bike share system in 2013, is bringing its next major innovation to Washington, D.C. on Monday, September 25: shared electric bikes that can lock to any regular bike rack.”

From JUMP:

Photo by Abby

Yesterday we learned about Mobike dockless bike sharing. Looks like there are at least two more. Limebike spotted by Abby (photo above) and Spin. From a press release:

“Spin, the leading stationless bikeshare company in North America, today announced it is officially launching in Washington, D.C. Starting today, Spin’s solar-powered, GPS-enabled, self-locking smart bikes will be distributed across the District to provide an innovative, equitable mode of transportation for the District. Unlike traditional bikeshare systems, Spin’s dockless bikes require no fixed racks, can be parked anywhere, and won’t cost the city a penny.”

Anyone try one of the three out yesterday?