A Watch App That Finds Open Bikeshare Stations
If you live in the Washington, D.C., area, you’re probably familiar with Capital Bikeshare. And if you don’t, I bet the nearest American city might have something like it: A system of public bicycles available for rent, strategically placed throughout town for point-to-point trips. If you have a membership or a credit card, you can check out a bike at a kiosk, ride it to your destination and re-dock it at the nearest Bikeshare station. It’s one of my favorite things about the D.C. area.
But! There are few things more annoying than wrapping up a satisfying ride and pulling into bikeshare dock ... that is completely full.
The NY Ave @bikeshare corral is the most full I've ever seen it #SafeTrack pic.twitter.com/a65CUYYK05
— peter dovak (@pdovak) June 6, 2016
It’s also a bummer to walk up to a station and discover that all the bikes have been taken.