Why can't our City buy local? We have a dozen bike-makers in town, and even a non-profit school that teaches bike-and-bike-rack design and construction. We have plenty of people who could have tackled the high-tech aspects. This could have been an awesome joint community project, bringing together students and professionals. It would have helped to increase local buy-in for the project. Such a missed opportunity to support our manufacturing base. It's not like we're in a hurry -- programs more-or-less like this have been suggested to the City for over 40 years!