Streets.mn Podcast

Lessons Learned From The Nice Ride Era


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Hear what it's like to lead and run a bikeshare program with our guests, Melissa Summers and Alasdair McKernan. Formerly of our beloved Nice Ride, they now help run our car sharing program. Listen in as they share their wisdom about the logistics of bikeshare, the complications of the entities who run them, and advice for anyone who'd want to rebirth a Cities-wide option.

Links

  • Dan Marshall's article
  • Nice Ride Minnesota - Wikipedia
  • Bicycle Share - City of Minneapolis (minneapolismn.gov)
  • Shared Bikes | Saint Paul Minnesota (stpaul.gov)
  • Despite Popularity, Bike Share Programs Often Need Subsidies - Stateline
  • The fate of China's bike share boom (bbc.com)
  • HOURCAR – Nonprofit Carsharing for Minnesota
  • Discuss this episode on social media with the hashtag #StreetsMNPodcast
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Attributions

Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

This episode was produced by Sherry Johnson with assistance from Christina Neel and Jeremy Winter. It was edited and transcribed by Ian R Buck. We're always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at [email protected].

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