During the last year these bicycles have been used for one million rides.
Holben says a membership survey shows that 5 percent of those who use Bikeshare would have used cars if bikes were not available. He says this works out to 50,000 fewer automobile trips.
In the developing world, many people regard bicycles as the ride of the poor and see a car as a symbol of status. Holben says what he calls "national heroes" can help counter that image.
"I think one of the main things is you need some champions at either the high political level or a higher social level, who can promote cycling whether for health reasons or get people out of the car," added Holben. "You would also need somewhere safer for them to bike so whether that's the government or the municipalities providing trails or spaces just for cyclists."
Two other Washington suburbs, Montgomery County, Maryland, and the city of Alexandria, Virginia, have now approved plans to join the network, which is slated to grow to 288 stations and 2,800 bikes by the end of 2012.
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