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[[File:Transportation201302boston hubway dock 1-600x375.jpg|right]]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.
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Note that automobile-centric communities experience issues around the accessibility and affordability of transportation, pollution and other environmental impacts, sustainable growth and social cohesion.
== Issues Associated with Bike Sharing ==
*Underutilization of services that threatens viability in some places
*Rigid regulations that lower the convenience of using the service or raise the costs to implement or maintain it
*Lack of accessibility/concerns around inclusivity for residents who may be lower income, older, living with disabilities and/or lack a smartphone, are unbanked, may not have access to credit cards or online payment methods or not be tech-savvy
*Safety concerns related to biking, often paired with a lack of cycling infrastructure in the area in which the bike sharing service is being implemented
*Concerns specific to dockless bike sharing around the hazards and visual clutter possibly presented by bikes that may be left anywhere in public space
*Friction around interactions with pedestrians and motorists
*Struggles over ceding space for kiosk-based bike sharing parking
== References ==
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