Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Washington’s ‘Bikeshare’ is a Capital Idea

Click here to access article by Sarah Goodyear from Solidarity Economy.
  
...just one day using the CaBi made me see the place in a whole new way. I was aware of the connections between neighborhoods as  I never have been before -- able to move faster than on foot, and without the hassle and time of descending to the Metro.

I spoke with Veronica Davis, a planner and engineer who lives in the Hillcrest neighborhood east of the Anacostia River, about her CaBi experience. "It changes how I look at community," she said. "When I am on the bike, people speak to me and wave at me. When I'm in a car, they can't see me."