Next, I saw this on Facebook today and I laughed so long I cried!
On my way to work everyday, I pass this sign...it always has pithy little sayings on it. Sometimes they really tickle my funny bone. Today it looks like this;
And starting today, my home city is starting something call Bike Sharing. This is what the newspaper says;
Visitors and residents in Paris, France can hop on a bicycle and take quick trips around the streets of the city.
Velib, as it is called, is now coming to Indianapolis. Only under a more familiar name.
The Indiana Pacers Bike Share program officially launches today along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Visitors will see 250 bright yellow bicycles which are available at 25 docking stations.
The idea, to give downtown workers and visitors another commuting option.
Karen Haley with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail explained, "It's a bike share program, not a bike rental program. so for a 24 hour pass, you have unlimited 30 minute increment access to bikes."
The Indiana Pacers Bike Share program officially launches today along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Visitors will see 250 bright yellow bicycles which are available at 25 docking stations.
The idea, to give downtown workers and visitors another commuting option.
Karen Haley with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail explained, "It's a bike share program, not a bike rental program. so for a 24 hour pass, you have unlimited 30 minute increment access to bikes."
Organizers expect tourists might use it to visit neighborhoods near downtown. Workers could use bikes to go to lunch, or to a meeting.
That's how Luke Leising sees it. He says his workplace was contemplating starting its own bike share until the city stepped up. "It's a great way to get around Indianapolis,' Leising said. "(We) can get one of these to go to a meeting downtown and back."
The Indiana Pacers Bike Share program, paid for through a donation by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation, is meant for short jaunts, not long rides.
The cost for a 24-hour pass is eight dollars. An annual pass costs $80. A ride over the allotted 30-minute interval costs a few dollars more for each additional half hour.
That's how Luke Leising sees it. He says his workplace was contemplating starting its own bike share until the city stepped up. "It's a great way to get around Indianapolis,' Leising said. "(We) can get one of these to go to a meeting downtown and back."
The Indiana Pacers Bike Share program, paid for through a donation by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation, is meant for short jaunts, not long rides.
The cost for a 24-hour pass is eight dollars. An annual pass costs $80. A ride over the allotted 30-minute interval costs a few dollars more for each additional half hour.
...and here is a picture of the one outside of my office building;
But nobody has said anything about a theft detourant. Hmmmm. I kind of like the idea though. I would use it, at lunch, just to ride around downtown on a pretty day.
And last but not least - This is my favorite part of Spring, when everything looks a little moldy. Right before the buds actually start to look like buds of leaves or flowers, when they're just a little smidge of green on the branch, it makes the trees look like they have mold on them. So when you get a whole mess of trees together, it creates this green haze look. It's neat.
