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Like several other commenters, I'm not sure where this notion that CaBi wasn't designed for commuters is coming from. That's *exactly* who it was designed for, to ease the congestion negatively impacting other transportation options, like Metro and driving. (As someone said above, that's why DDOT was involved.)

With that in mind, adding $1 surcharges at peak times, at least for me, obviates the whole point of Bikeshare in the first place. For occasional trips around the city, I can just walk or take a bus or Metro -- because then there's no time pressure, and those are the times when buses/Metro aren't overwhelmed with people.

For those arguing that daily commuters should just buy their own bike and get out of the system...well, that's a nice idea in theory. In practice, DC has something of a bike theft epidemic going on. I've gone through two now, U-locks be damned, and my girlfriend's was just stolen in broad daylight last weekend.

Bikeshare is a nice fix for the crime-spree problem -- but, if it starts adding premium fees for the times when people actually want to use the bikes, then its usefulness is minimal. Why not try expanding the network first and see where that gets us?

by Kevin on Jun 9, 2011 12:12 pm • link • report

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