ShadowFaxSam

To combat this problem DC puts out portable docks when higher traffic is expected. If there is an event or concert in a park, they can drive a van over and add more docks for that day.

On a daily basis I think they do a pretty good job determining which networks need a higher capacity ie which docks in high traffic areas have a larger number of spaces.

I've lived in both cities and the abuse is the problem. Its a toss up as to which city was worse, DC or Sydney.

It might be a culture thing, but looking at the comments here it seems to occur in every city.

Not a specific city problem, a humanity problem.

Thank you for this. I couldn't agree more with this in regards to some comments here.

Especially when people share personal observations on a study that includes data, yet people cry "small sample size!".

Of course its a small sample size, it's a personal experience of one.

Have you experienced the "bike abuse" or littering problem? It could simply come down to the culture of the city but as others here have noted people can't be trusted with nice things.

Maybe Seattle just has more responsible citizens?

It can get pretty bad. And I have seen the exact same problems in other cities like Florence, Italy and Sydney (DC was the worst).

Even if the majority are using the service properly it takes seeing one bike in a tree to ruin the system for everyone.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/How-Is-This-Not-Lit...

Perhaps it makes a difference if you sign up for an annual membership. The cost is only $8 a month which pays for itself in a couple days.

Do dockless companies have the option for an annual membership?

If you are a frequent rider I assume you are responsible with where you leave your bike, but you must have noticed how other rides simply dump their bikes wherever they please (in the middle of sidewalks, streets, or even hanging from trees). https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/How-Is-This-Not-Lit...

If everyone behaved responsibly it would work much better, but the sad truth is people pay a dollar or two so they don't care.

*In no way am I affiliated with any bike share company either, my friends just think I am because I won't stop talking about it!

I have to laugh at this because I definitely noticed my error after I posted this. I was waiting for someone to comment on the mathematical error.

Thank you, yes I understand how percentages work. Tip of the hat to you.

Always appreciate different news sources and ways to further educate myself.

>It depends on the job. What you say applies mainly to Twitter-empowered employees at consumer-facing tech companies.

It may depend on the job, one of them falls into the consumer facing tech company bucket (marketing).

However my other job was an analyst role at a Financial Services company which you typically expect to be male dominated and where you might expect this sex discrimination to occur.

It could have been the specific company I worked for (small sample size), but I found it to be a fair and equal opportunity hiring/promoting process at least for those early on in their career.

Not trying to drum up any controversy and I fully admit it is a small sample size. As someone who falls in the demographic "Under 30 and Living in a Metropolitan City" I feel comfortable sharing some of my own personal and my friends experiences in their particular office as well.

The dominant news story has always been the story women earn 80 percent less than men, but that was difficult to reconcile compared to what I was seeing in my work life. This article backed up some of those points.

If you are looking for hard data to back up what I experienced, the article posted here is a perfect source.

Not sure if you're referring to me or the comment above, but the article does support my personal experience that female colleagues seemed better prepared for corporate life right out college.

I never said I was being reverse discriminated, and in each case I personally observed, the coworker fully deserved their raise/promotion.

Again, as the article also suggests, it remains to be seen whether or not these trends will continue as the population ages and higher-level management jobs become available to both sexes.

"This generation [of women] has adapted to the fundamental restructuring of the American economy better than their older predecessors or male peers," says Chung. While the economic advantage of women sometimes evaporates as they age and have families, Chung believes that women now may have enough leverage that their financial gains may not be completely erased as they get older.

"Applies only to unmarried, childless women under 30 who live in cities"

This is a trend that I have personally witnessed since joining the corporate workforce as a recent college graduate living in a major city.

In general I saw my female colleagues getting promoted faster and moving up faster than their male counterparts.

In no way do I think it was favouritism, I just believe our senior management thought these young women were better prepared and organised than their male counterpart in their 20's.

Whether or not this trend continues to higher levels of management remains to be seen.

After living in Washington DC which was one of the first cities to successfully implement the bikeshare model, I honestly dont understand why cities still continue to push the dockless model. Capital BikeShare in DC worked for year, I didn't have a car and it was my primary means of transportation. There was a plethora of docks placed strategically throughout the city and I rarely had an issue finding a dock to park my bike. In the last year they are testing the dockless model and I now I see bikes thrown all over the street just as I have in other cities with dockless bikeshare. Why the push to continue for the dockless option?