[bikeqld] free Citibikes in Brisbane

[Norm Morwood]

Just maybe the "BCC sponsored" use of bicycles around Brisbane will
encourage/force development of better cycling facilities. Lets hope it
is a success for that reason alone. It did not seem to work that way
with the bus bike racks tho.

Regards, Norm.


-----Original Message-----
From: bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au
[mailto:bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au] On Behalf Of Peter Whittle
Sent: Friday, 23 January 2009 7:22 AM
To: 'Sebastian Tauchmann'; bikeqld at bikeqld.org.au
Subject: RE: [bikeqld] free Citibikes in Brisbane


I am interested in the motivators and how success is measured. Does the
commercial partner actually care if the bikes are used? They will make
their money from advertising, that will be no different whether the
bikes are used. The bikes will take up large swaths of pavement sitting
there forlornly, earning their advertising revenue. Is BCC putting any
performance measure requirements on the operator? How will we know in a
year or two if this has been worth the loss of space and the visual
pollution (of the advertising, not the bikes!). I haven't read the
articles and apologise if these questions have been answered.

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au
[mailto:bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au]
On Behalf Of Sebastian Tauchmann
Sent: Friday, 23 January 2009 6:54 AM
To: bikeqld at bikeqld.org.au
Subject: Re: [bikeqld] free Citibikes in Brisbane

2009/1/23 mich rolling <xdollarfuel at yahoo.com.au>:
> I support the Citibike scheme! There, I have said it; on this I 
> support
CanDo.

Well, I'd be happier if it was fully ratepayer-owned instead of adding
yet more advertising to Brisbane's visual pollution. Bike hire's fine.

> There is an interesting divide emerging in the Readers Comments 
> sections of the Brisbane Times and the Courier Mail. BT readers are 
> generally much more supportive of the Citibike idea than Courier Mail 
> readers.

Mich, I know you like mentioning C-M and BT articles and such, and it'd
would be wonderful if you could include the links to the stories
mentioned when you do. That'd help everyone to know what you're talking
about, rather than having to do extra clicky-clicky to get our browsers
to their websites through google.

For the stuff you mention here and in no particular order:
http://blogs.brisbanetimes.com.au/yoursay/archives/2009/01/will_you_make
_u.h
tml
http://blogs.brisbanetimes.com.au/yoursay/archives/2009/01/bikeaway_upgr
ad.h
tml
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/improve-bikeways-for-new
-hir
e-scheme-cycling-group/2009/01/22/1232471495921.html
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/on-your-bikes-brisbane/2
009/
01/22/1232471476891.html
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24949645-952,00.html

(okay, some bonus links thrown but, but they are related.)

> (Did the Courier pick up the old Daily Telegraph demographic?)

The C-M demo is the same demo as the Daily Telegraph in Sydney and the
Herald Sun in Melbourne...


Cheers,

S

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