Bikes - USA - Racks being installed on city buses
Des Moines,IA,USA -DesMoinesRegister.com, by JARED STRONG -Sept 30, 2005: -- The folks at the Des Moines metro bus line want to make it easier for people to ride their bikes to work... So beginning Monday, buses on the regular, express and commuter routes will be equipped with bike racks... Brian Litchfield, the bus authority's director of program development, said about 16,000 passengers ride the buses daily. Ridership is up 2,000 in the last month due to higher gas prices... Bike racks on buses have been tried with success in other cities, including Portland, Ore., Litchfield said... The nearly $50,000 program will equip 80 buses with racks for two bikes each....
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