07-06-2017, 09:18 AM
It looks like CAB is using this type of system in Waterloo with "stations" uptown and at UW and WLU. They have a new website: http://cabikeshare.org/ I'm hopeful that any further expansion of the system will follow this model.
I was recently using the nextbike system in Berlin which was great (and 1 euro per 30 minute ride, no membership; not to mention great bike infrastructure in most places). The main shortfall is that a smartphone + data plan was essentially required. I think the dockless type of bikeshare is the future, but there still should be stations where you can get a bike without using an app.
Quote:Open the app and it shows you were all the bikes are located near you. You don't need to pick up a bike from a station. You don't need to return a bike to a station. You can leave a bike almost anywhere (ideally attached to a bike rack) as long as it is safe and likely to be used again there.
I was recently using the nextbike system in Berlin which was great (and 1 euro per 30 minute ride, no membership; not to mention great bike infrastructure in most places). The main shortfall is that a smartphone + data plan was essentially required. I think the dockless type of bikeshare is the future, but there still should be stations where you can get a bike without using an app.