So you have a houseful of family and friends for Thanksgiving, and some of them have come from out of state. The weather is nice. You want to show them around Princeton, but maybe Princeton is too big to walk around. Biking would be ideal, but you don't have extra bikes.
Zagster bikeshare to the rescue!
Zagster is easy. Zagster is cheap. And Zagster will soon have docking stations all over town. Princeton University, a leader in sustainable transportation for its students and employees, started the bikeshare program with Zagster, and now it is expanding its network off campus.
The latest docking station was installed last week at the Municipal complex on Witherspoon Street. Also the location of the community pool! So come summer, bike share is a great option for your kids to take their visiting friends to the pool.
The details are where things get really sweet: You get a lifetime membership for $20. Rides under 2 hours are free. Sign up at zagster.com and select Princeton for your location. Download the app onto your phone.
When you're ready for a ride, use Zagster's map to find the docking station nearest you, and follow the simple instructions to open the box containing the key-on-a-string that frees the lock. Presto! you're on your way. When you're done, dock the bike at any station.
The key box is on top of the baggage carrier so you can't give a ride to a friend, but a pannier with hooks fits very well onto the carrier.
Nothing is more comfortable than your own bike, of course. But to give a guest the pleasure of touring our town the way it was meant to be seen: outdoors and at a leisurely pace, you can't beat this bikeshare program.
Happy Thanksgiving!