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I just ran into Justin Booth of Buffalo Blue Bicycle, the bike-lending program that has installed those bike racks downtown. He said the program’s website has worked out (almost) all the bugs and is ready for people to sign up.
I’ve been borrowing a bike for the past few weeks, and it’s been great: a free bike (with a lock!) is key on quick jaunts to the library and whatnot.
Justin said he’d like to set a rack at the Washington Market with some bikes with baskets or racks to put groceries on – sounds like an awesome idea for the growing number of loft-dwellers nearby. I’ll have to hit up my boss for that.
This winter Blue Bicycle will use a pretty substantial grant they were awarded to install more permanent racks around town – be on the look out, and shoot him a message where you think a rack might be needed.
