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Line 1: [[File:Transportation201302boston hubway dock 1-600x375.jpg\|right\|Boston's Hubway Bikeshare bicycles]]The term " '''bike sharing" ''' is applied to short-term bicycle rental schemes that allow persons to collect, use and drop off bicycles within a given service area (commonly a city, but may also be a more limited zone, as in a university or corporate campus). The traditional bike sharing model locates bicycles at specified, purpose-built points within a designated zone from which users can rent and return them. Bike sharing has its inception in the 1960s but was hampered in its growth by problems related to not being able to gain real-time information about the bicycle network, track the bikes and properly secure them. In the present, these difficulties have been overcome by technology. Bicycle sharing networks can now be monitored in real-time, individual bicycles can be electronically tracked and can even be remotely secured. Line 8: In addition to public and mixed public and private bike sharing programs, there has been an uptick in private businesses, including several start-ups, entering the arena. Bike sharing is especially widespread in Asia and in China in particular, where a single bike sharing system can encompass as many as 200,000 bicycles. Another major differentiator among bike sharing providers is whether the service offered employs designated bicycle kiosks (also known as docks) or is a '''[[Dockless_bike_sharing\|dockless bike sharing]]''' network. Less significant differentiators are the models of bike used, and the payment methods a service allows. == Bike Sharing Service Business Models == Line 76: [[Collaborative_consumption\|Collaborative_consumption]] [[Car_sharing\|Car_sharing]] *[[Dockless_bike_sharing\|Dockless_bike_sharing]] [[Category:Transportation]] [[Category:Sustainable transportation]] [[Category:Cycling]] [[Category:Sharing Economy]]