Bike-Sharing Flourishes in Mexico City
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Starting in early 2010, Ecobici stations were installed in several central neighborhoods in Mexico City. (Ruth Samuelson)
Citizen group Bicitekas organizes regular Wednesday night rides through Mexico City. Here two regular participants pedal during a short 2010 route around Chapultepec Park, Polanco and Roma. (Aarón Borrás/Bicitekas)
Citizen group Bicitekas organized a "Die in" in Mexico City in 2009 to protest bikers' lack of rights on the streets. (Aarón Borrás/Bicitekas)
Last October, some 60 people gathered for a bike ride to raise awareness and protest against the construction of the Supervia, a large highway project in western Mexico City. (Aarón Borrás/Bicitekas)
Every Sunday, the Mexico City government shuts down certain streets to vehicular traffic. Here, bikers and skaters breeze by the "La Diana" fountain. (Ruth Samuelson)
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, who has pushed through a series of biking-related policies, pedals around on Ecobici. (Federal District Government)
Mexico City political leaders hit the street during the inauguration of Paseo de la Reforma's bike lane and the broadening of Ecobici into the city's Historic Center. (Federal District Government)