Sounds like a fun trip, Sarah!

What's truly funny about all this is that I got a sunburn yesterday, as well. IN PORTLAND!

:)

SMIRK: YOU RODE A BIKE?!

That's what the bike lanes were like in Delhi - a bike stencil every hundred meters. But they weren't safe to bike on! There were taken over by a million motorcycles and tuk-tuks and cars. The only safe lanes were the cycle tracks (separated from the road by a small meridian).

we're going to be the last major city in North America to institute a bike sharing plan. and it's going to be embarrassing.

We had a bike sharing program in Portland a while back, and it didn't work out so well. The bikes all seemed to eventually get destroyed, or ended up in the hands of the homeless/junkies. Still, it was fun while it lasted.

chunty, are the other cities going to be making fun of us and calling us names once we implement it? Like, how's it going to be embarrassing?

In addition to renting bikes to people during Ciclovia, Mexico City launched an actual bike sharing program last February. It works like Zipcar and has about 1,000 bikes all over the neighborhood I was staying in. Here's a link to help your debate:
http://thecityfix.com/mexico-city-launches…

I hope we do get made fun of and that it keeps the implants from coming over in droves.

Just got two new neighbors. Both from SF. Kill me now.