Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
Once an intellectual exercise reserved for academics, proposals for basic income have begun to enter mainstream conversation. Despite boasting proponents on both sides of the aisle, there are stark differences in each side’s vision for a basic income policy.
Capital Bikeshare, and bikeshare programs in many other US cities, have been criticized for not doing enough to reach low-income communities and minority groups. Current efforts to increase Capital Bikeshare’s reach have seen limited success because planners and policy makers may be missing a key point – that culture matters.