Redwood City Bikeshare Program Set for August

Local municipalities and agencies have long been encouraging residents to get out of their cars and explore alternative modes of transportation. One option launching this August: a Bikeshare program in Redwood City and neighboring cities along the Peninsula, reported KQED.

San Mateo County in grant funding to provide more than 1,000 bicycles to the public. There will be 100 bicycles in Redwood City, 100 in Palo alto, 100 in Mountain View, 200 in San Jose and 500 in San Francisco.

For a map of where the Redwood City, San Francisco and San Jose stations will be, click on KQED’s blog News Fix. They will be located at:

1. Redwood City downtown library
2. Red Morton Community Park
3. Kaiser Permanente
4. Mezes Park
5. Broadway & Perry
6. Stafford Park
7. Roosevelt & Upton
8. Marshall Street Parking Garage
9. Hopkins Road Park
10. Jardin De Niños Park
11. Sequoia High School
12. Broadway and Walnut
13. El Camino Real & Maple
14. Red Morton Park
15. Caltrain Parking Lot Brewster & Perry
16. Chestnut & Broadway
17. Caltrain Parking Broadway and California
18. Caltrain Southbound/South
19. Caltrain Southbound/North
20. Caltrain Northbound/Parking Plaza
21. Caltrain Northbound/Winslow

Partners include the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the San Mateo County Transit District, the City of Redwood City, the Bay Area Air Quality management District (BAAQMD) and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

After the August 2011 Board of Supervisors meeting, local residents seemed in favor of the program.

After the meeting in Redwood City, local residents said they would embrace the programs.

"I'm really excited about the opportunities both these programs will offer," said Miles West, a Redwood City resident. "I probably drive my car more often than I need. So if there's a chance for me to get to work or school in a different way, I would definitely consider it."

Sarah Ingram, a Woodside resident, agreed.

"I think it is great that our local government is being so proactive in bringing residents these kinds of chances. If the projects get off the ground right, and people take advantage of them, I think we could do a lot of good," she said.

In a comment on the article, Georges Auberger wrote that increasing accessibility to bikes might not be enough to convince people to ditch their cars. He said ciites should examine their transportation infrastructure and make streets and roads more bike-friendly.  

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