Subway? No way! When there's Hubway . . .

This morning as I was returning from my walk, I thought to myself that I hadn't discovered anything today that inspired me enough to create a blogpost about it and then, Wham! I was in front of the Pru surrounded by a fleet of folks in gray and green T-shirts who were wheeling around bikes to introduce us all to Hubway a new service that's coming to Boston this month.

Me (right) in my new Helmet standing with
General Manager of Hubway, Mary McLaughlin 

I signed up for a one year membership right on the spot. Now I can use their bikes for errands or exercise anytime I like. On their official launch day—July 26—Hubway will offer 600 bikes to the Boson area with more arriving soon as plans to expand to Somerville, Cambridge, and Brookline solidify. That's me in the picture above with the general manager of Hubway Mary McLaughlin. For signing up today in front of the Pru, I received a free helmet. When I was in Montreal two summers ago, I noticed bikes for rent were all over that city and was sad that Boston wasn't offering the same. But now we are.

Here's the Montreal version of the same service