The Balancing Act That Bike-Share Riders Just Watch - NYTimes.com

[Tom Johnson]

An interesting piece on real-time networks, nodes and balancing node capacity.  

So how would you solved NY City's bike distribution problem?

-tj

The Balancing Act That Bike-Share Riders Just Watch
 
Michael Nagle for The New York Times
Loading bikes onto one of the box trucks can take 45 minutes, to say nothing of replenishing a station.
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER
Published: August 14, 2013 342 Comments
In its opening months, New York City’s bike share system has found itself locked in a perpetual race against its riders — to remove bikes from fully occupied stations, and to refill stations before the supply runs dry.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/nyregion/the-balancing-act-that-bike-share-riders-just-watch.html

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[Tom Johnson]

And how would that literally move the bikes back to where they are needed?

-tj

On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Mark Janssen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> An interesting piece on real-time networks, nodes and balancing node capacity.
>
> So how would you solved NY City's bike distribution problem?

Answer:  Queuing Theory.

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Tacoma, Washington

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[Tom Johnson]

Yeah, but it still sounds like the bikes won't move themselves.  Perhaps, though, there was an under-estimate of the number of bikes needed.

-tj

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Provides a predictive schedule and better use of resources... And also helps site new racks

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On Aug 19, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

And how would that literally move the bikes back to where they are needed?

-tj

On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Mark Janssen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> An interesting piece on real-time networks, nodes and balancing node capacity.
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> So how would you solved NY City's bike distribution problem?

Answer:  Queuing Theory.

MarkJ
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