The Philly Bike Share Forum at the Academy of Natural Sciences (of Drexel University) brought together four cities to discuss bicycling safety, potential & bike share plans last evening after a day-long Pedestrian & Bicycle Summit at Independence Hall. Ever since Mayor Michael Nutter announced the bike sharing in China back in 2012, word has been buzzing on the street. Philadelphia is joining 42 other US bike sharing cities in this milestone initiative.
The evening forum was surprisingly funny, interesting and informative. A few 'tweets' into the meeting, I decided to do an impromptu live-tweeting of the event. (Sorry for the lack of notice, readers - but it was fun to do and I'll give an advanced warning next time. ;-) Many of the tweets are embedded below the summary if you'd like to check out.)
Rina Cutler, Deputy Mayor for Transportation and Utilities, (Philadelphia) moderated the event. She