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America’s first bicycle officer announces bike share programme for Atlanta
05 April 2016
by Steve Hoare
Photo: Becky-Head-Shot
05 April 2016
by Steve Hoare
The first chief bicycle officer to be appointed in the US, Becky Katz, is six months into her job and is preparing to launch Atlanta’s bike share scheme as well as an important extension of the city’s bicycle lanes.
The city has engaged private operator Cycle Hop to run the bike share scheme. Katz has given them licences for 10 stops around the city and is planning another 50 or 60 stations to park 500 rentable cycles.
“The bike share system will be transformative, a real game-changer in terms of attitude and availability of biking,” said Katz.
Atlanta has one of the world’s worst bicycle fatality rates with 9.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, compared with Tokyo’s 1.3 per 100,000, and Katz...
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