Capital Bikesharing,perhaps the nation's most robust bikesharing program, is expanding to the suburbs!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/capital-bikeshare-p
rogram-looks-to-spread-into-the-washington-suburbs/2012
/01/12/gIQA00CEjQ_story.html?hpid=z4As described in the article, and on greeniacs, its success will ultimately depend upon existing bike infrastructure (many of the suburbs have spent the resources investing in bike lanes, parking, paths, etc.) and accessibility for transit options. This means having bikes where you want, when you want. To that end, most suburbs are applying for federal grants to buy more bikes and stations to saturate the market.