Some people might counter that Profit is being taken away from bike rental shops with the implementation of this program. That tourist are going to hop on a Nice Ride instead of renting a bike from a shop. It’s true that there are a bunch of tourists on Nice Ride’s, but that’s not a bad thing, even for smart bike rental shops. Generally, people from outside of Minnesota have a negative view of the place until they get here. When they see all of the cool things here, they go home an tell there friends that MN is great. That’s what Nice Ride can help do. And it does it by getting the visitor up and close to Mpls. Much closer than a car or bus. I talked to a women from Israel who said she really got to see the city much better on the Nice Ride.

I do hope that smart bike rental shops will get behind this program because it’s going to grow the number of people who use bikes as tourists. Hopefully, they’ll also diversify to service all the new cyclists that are a part of this bike boom.

BTW~ The station you pictured is one I use.

Yes, many amazing ideas out there, particularly within the building industry… best of luck creating your green dream home!

-josh