"Down with Deco" - community protests DecoBike

A bike ride on the boardwalk from Mission Beach to Pacific Beach was held on January 30th  to show support for renting locally and to protest some DecoBike locations. In particular, residents and businesses were protesting these locations:• Installed on the boardwalk • In front of or near local bike shops and businesses that also rent bikes.A sizable crowd attending riding bikes provided by our local businesses.  More to com...Background: The first bike sharing location arrived in San Diego in January of last year. For over a year prior, representatives from the City and DecoBike worked with Mission Beach and Pacific Beach community groups on how to integrate a bike share program. There were many meetings to vet issues including the impact on local small businesses, safety, convenience, parking and traffic congestion along with the needs of Deco Bikes to ensure a successful business model for bike share.The DecoBike company simply ignored a list of acceptable locations which had already been agreed to.