Bike-Share
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State Government Leading the Way on Employer-Provided Bike-Share
Despite the heat—at 4 p.m. the temperature was reaching 105 degrees—a hardy and enthusiastic group of state assembly reps and senators emerged from the air conditioned Capitol building ready to ride.
August 29, 2017
Cities Fund Student Transit Passes — Why Not Bike-Share Passes Too?
High school students haven't gotten much attention as potential bike-share users, but as former Chicago and DC transportation chief Gabe Klein recently told CNN, that's a mistake: "We should absolutely be giving these kids memberships or reduced-fee memberships because it lowers our costs." To make it happen, current rules will have to change.
August 10, 2017
Bike Share Takes a Beating
As much as it's interesting to see a picture of a stripped-down Ford GoBike hung from a tree, it doesn't say much about whether the system is working or not. A certain number of bikes were bound to get stolen and/or damaged.
August 9, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Sacramento’s First Cycle Track Appears Near Amtrak
Sacramento's first protected bikeway turns out to be a hint of many good things to come in terms of bike infrastructure in the city.
August 3, 2017
L.A., SGV Bike-Share and Bike/Ped Path in S. Lake Tahoe to Get ATP Funds
With a one-time boost of $10 million from cap-and-trade, the ATP will be able to fund more projects. CTC staff recommends a bike and pedestrian pathway in South Lake Tahoe, an expansion of L.A. Metro bike-share near USC and the Expo line, and bike-share in the San Gabriel Valley.
August 1, 2017
Portland Launches Public Adaptive Bike Rental for People With Disabilities
Portland's program will offer a mix of tandems, hand-cycles, and three-wheeled bikes.
July 25, 2017
Fun, Bike-Share and Politics Mark Sunday Streets in the Mission
Representatives from Ford GoBike and Jump Bikes took advantage of Sunday Streets to get people trying out their competing bike share systems in a traffic- and stress-free environment.
July 18, 2017
Metro Bike Share Expands to Pasadena
This morning Pasadena's new bike-share system opened. The system includes 375 bikes at 34 docking stations.
July 17, 2017
Bike-Share Launches in the East Bay
Other places may have had bike-share for a while, but the cities of the East Bay have had to wait while the kinks were worked out elsewhere. It was worth the wait.
July 12, 2017
SFMTA Requires Permit for Dockless Bike Share
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has published a permit application for so-called "dockless" bike-share companies.
July 7, 2017
