Oklahoma City receives $5.4 million in stimulus funds to ‘green’ the city

[Spartan]

Anyone but Tulsa.

[Fishstick1979]

Denver's Bike Share launched last month, looks like it's doing quite well, maybe we can model after them instead of Tulsa.

The Technology Driving Denver's B-cycle Bike Sharing System | Fast Company

You don't read much do you? Already been discussed, see post #42.

[okclee]

Denver sounds like a very cool bike system, 400 bikes wow! Also I like the I-phone app availability.

How many bikes are we getting?

And where do people want the bike racks located in Okc?

[metro]

You don't read much do you? Already been discussed, see post #42.

Well you know I do, but fair enough, I dup'd a suggestion, ya got me, and I will admit it as usual. However the article I linked was a new article not posted so others might enjoy it.

[oneforone]

This is just hilarious...

I could see stolen credit cards being used on these machines and the bikes ending up in the river, on top of billboards, in people's garages, found abandoned somewhere decorated with the tasteful artwork of a tagger, being carried around by homeless people like shopping carts and being sold piece by piece on Craigslist and Ebay.

I think I could make better use of the money by stacking it in a loose pile in the back of my truck and driving as fast as I could down I-40.

At least then the money might go to people that actually need it instead of a bunch of yuppies that could easily afford ten of these bikes.

[metro]

Well again I don't think it lets you use credit cards, without a $1000 pre-authorization, and in Denvers case, you have to make an account with them and give your information, the bikes are equipped with RFID's that also work as a GPS soo......

[fuzzytoad]

the bikes are equipped with RFID's that also work as a GPS soo......

[oneforone]

Well again I don't think it lets you use credit cards, without a $1000 pre-authorization, and in Denvers case, you have to make an account with them and give your information, the bikes are equipped with RFID's that also work as a GPS soo......

In most cases as we found at my employer recently.... GPS is not turned on until a theft has been reported. By then the bike could be in a million pieces or at the bottom of the river.

Not mention if I lose the bike by theft or carelessness all I have to do is cancel my card and the preauthorization does not go through to my account. I am just waiting for the day to come when a hacker breaks in to one of these credit card ports and runs up thousands of dollars on customer cards.

[fuzzytoad]

I am just waiting for the day to come when a hacker breaks in to one of these credit card ports and runs up thousands of dollars on customer cards.

It's called skimming..

Happens all the time at ATMs, Redbox kiosks, gas station pumps, etc...

[Spartan]

This is just hilarious...

I could see stolen credit cards being used on these machines and the bikes ending up in the river, on top of billboards, in people's garages, found abandoned somewhere decorated with the tasteful artwork of a tagger, being carried around by homeless people like shopping carts and being sold piece by piece on Craigslist and Ebay.

I think I could make better use of the money by stacking it in a loose pile in the back of my truck and driving as fast as I could down I-40.

At least then the money might go to people that actually need it instead of a bunch of yuppies that could easily afford ten of these bikes.

I suddenly think this is a great idea.