Looking for convenient and affordable transportation in Boston last weekend, I found the Hubway. It’s a bicycle sharing system that offers hundreds of rental bikes for quick trips throughout the city.
I rode about 10 miles around the Waterfront, Fanueil Hall and Boston Common and the Public Garden. With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, a huge Irish flag was displayed at Rowes Wharf. Pleasure boats on the harbor were still shrink-wrapped for protection from the winter, but on the last day of Eastern Standard Time, people were soaking up the sunshine in the parks and on the harbor.
Boston Common, dating back to 1634, was created as America’s first public park. Public Garden, founded in 1837, was the first public botanical garden in America. Bicycling is prohibited in Public Garden, but there are pathways around it.
Hubway offers a 24-hour pass for $6, good for unlimited trips of up to 30 minutes. You have to turn in the bike at any Hubway station, lock it into the automatic docking system and use an electronic code to unlock another bike for your next ride. They charge extra fees if you keep the same bike for longer than 30 minutes. Using a credit card, it’s a simple self-service network with a mobile app listing all the bike stations throughout the city. They also offer 72-hour passes and monthly and annual memberships.
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