Boston gears up to share 2,500 bicycles

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BOSTON – The city is entering talks with a Montreal-based company to create what would be the nation’s largest urban bike-sharing system.

Boston officials are hoping to reach a decision with the Public Bike System Co. in the next 60 days to install a network of 2,500 bikes and 290 stations across the city by next summer, with the option of expanding to a 5,000-bike system encompassing the neighboring communities Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville.
Under the system, a rider would be able to rent a bike from one location with the swipe of a credit card, pedal to his or her destination and then drop off the bike at another location.

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