Re: [sfx: Discuss] The Balancing Act That Bike-Share RidersJustWatch - NYTimes.com

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels on Aug 19, 2013; 10:53pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Re-sfx-Discuss-The-Balancing-Act-That-Bike-Share-RidersJustWatch-NYTimes-com-tp7583693.html

Steve writes:

> why not set up an
> "options market" for the bicycles... ultimately the price of bicycles at
> high-demand (source) nodes would be higher than ones at low demand
> (sink) nodes.

Depends whether the goal is to design a system that will provide equal
access to moderate cost transportation or if it is to get the most from the
resource.  

> Could this system be implemented ON TOP of the current system (e.g.
> without permission of the city authorities)?

Could the city's attempts to plan for the needed capacity be destabilized
by these sorts of agents?  

Marcus

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