Editorial Editor
A new program called Social Bicycles was proposed to Salisbury University’s Student Government Association on Sept. 7th as a new way for students to get around campus and the city.
“This program is very interesting and unique, and has great potential to be implemented here at SU,” SGA parliamentarian Tyler Gibson said.
The idea was proposed to SGA by Campus Sustainability and Environmental Safety Director Wayne Shelton, Bike SBY Head Matt Drew and College Scooters Co-Founder John Churchman. The program is a modified version of bike renting services that are now used in major cities like Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City, New York.
In typical bike sharing systems, users swipe a credit card in order to use bikes, but if Social Bicycles was brought to SU, it would work on a subscription system where students would pay a set fee every semester. Students who do subscribe could take bikes from one hub to another on campus, from hubs on campus to off-campus co-operating businesses or student housing areas.