The San Francisco Bay Area has a new bike sharing program. The Ford GoBike system appears to be an easy way to rent bikes for short trips in several cities in San Francisco, Oakland, San José, and surrounding areas. The annual membership is a bit steep, though, at $149/year. Why is it twice as much as the annual subscription for the Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota Nice Ride bike sharing program?
About Dispatches from a Dean
Walt Jacobs is the Dean of the College of Social Sciences at San José State University. A sociologist, this blog chronicles his journeys in collegiate administration, where he applies his view of academic leadership as both a social science and an art.
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Jeorge H Waters on Black Panther Movie as a Defining Moment for Black America
- Henry Grant on The Tragedy of Norman Doors
- lisa on SF Might Ban Facial Recognition Tech
- lisa on The Benefits of Slow Software
- carry on The Benefits of Slow Software
Archives
- June 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- April 2021
- October 2020
- June 2020
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- March 2015
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
Categories
Meta
- Login
Comments 1
Michelle Williams — August 2, 2017
One perspective suggests that riding a bike in the Bay Area is often viewed as a political statement, and is therefore a luxury not all may be afforded. In a place where excess is encouraged and a person’s well-being is only as important as the monetary profit it brings, it does not surprise me in the least that it is more expensive to ride a bike in the Bay Area.