[Jon Dalton]

The project is designed to be revenue neutral after the initial capital investment. How many projects even attempt that? If it fails, that's more likely because it set the bar too high. We should be willing to spend at least a little on operating costs, considering how much further the money goes on cycling projects.

Nevertheless, other medium sized cities have bike share programs that pay for themselves. That is what gave staff the confidence to push this one. Bike sharing is still relatively new and sure there have been failures. But for once, this city has studied best practices elsewhere and really put its best foot forward.