Talk:Capital Bikeshare/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Racepacket (talk) 21:23, 13 April 2011 (UTC) GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria[reply]

Thank you for nominating this article. No disamb. or invalid external links.

Is it reasonably well written?
A (prose):
"Capital Bikeshare replaced SmartBike DC" - this is vague and could mean a number of different things.

More wikilinks - United States Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, etc.

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
Expand lead to include current tennants.
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
Fn 2, 4, 12, 15 and 16 need publishers. Fn. 17 needs an access date.

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:
Explain why DC area would be ripe for such a service. For example, is it because of a pre-existing network of bike routes as well as bike-friendly public transportation? There must be some sources which address this.

Explain who "owns" CABi? If it is controlled by a Board, how is the Board selected and what is its size:?

"The program was a public-private partnership between the District of Columbia Department of Transportation and the advertising firm Clear Channel Outdoor." - from the SmartBike article. Can we make a similar statement about CaBi?

Explain who will pay the ongoing subsidy after the grant runs out.

Have there been any follow up news stories documenting public acceptance?

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
No edit wars.
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
File:CapitalBikeshare Logo.jpg - your fair use rationale is adequate. But it is not clear to me who actually owns CaBi, and if it is a federal agency, this may be a free image under a different rationale.

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
This article represents significant work by its author, but a few points need further work. Putting review on hold for you to address concerns. Racepacket (talk) 22:25, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I believe I have addressed the issues raised here as best as I can with the available sources. I look forward to your comments. Best, epicAdam^(talk) 04:34, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good job. Thank you for your work and congratulations on the Good Article. Racepacket (talk) 16:06, 16 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]