Bikeshare

Rose Bowl

Bikeshare Coming to Pasadena

L.A. County's transit agency runs a bikeshare program that so far has only been implemented in Downtown Los Angeles. The suburban city of Pasadena, however, will soon be a transit-oriented addition to the system.

June 4, 2017 - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Roanoke

Roanoke Launches a New Bikeshare System

Bikeshare isn't just for the country's largest cities anymore.

May 28, 2017 - The Roanoke Times

Indego

Philadelphia's Indego Bikeshare System Reports Equity Successes in its Second Year

With the help of grant funded infrastructure and community outreach programs, Philadelphia's Indego bikeshare system has shown impressive leadership in equitable bikeshare.

May 18, 2017 - PlanPhilly

Grid Bike Share

Phoenix Looks to Expand Bikeshare Into Neighborhoods

Grid Bike Share is expanding in Phoenix.

April 27, 2017 - KJZZ

Google bikes

Black Market Bikeshare

NACTO complains that unsanctioned bikeshares are dangerous and inequitable, others counter these companies provide a valuable service that the market has shown a demand for.

April 22, 2017 - Next City

Metro Bikeshare

After a Wet Winter, Bikeshare Ridership Lags in Los Angeles

Bikeshare is still fairly new in Los Angeles, located mostly around downtown before expanding to the rest of the city. So far, however, residents have been slow to adopt the system.

April 21, 2017 - KPCC

Seattle

So Long Pronto! Today Is Seattle Bikeshare's Last Day

A sad day for bikeshare.

March 31, 2017 - The Seattle Times

Metro Bikes

Bikes Spike: Ride Shares Quicken the Pace

2016 saw a 25 percent increase in bikeshare trips over the previous year, continuing a five-year trend of rapid growth, according to the National Association of City Transportation Officers.

March 14, 2017 - NACTO

Biketown, Portland, Bike Share

Portland's Biketown to Include 'Adaptive Bikes' to Ensure Universal Access

The city of Portland is wearing the Yellow Jersey on equity issues connected to the Biketown bikeshare system.

March 1, 2017 - Bike Portland

Seattle Bikeshare

The Death of Pronto!

Seattle's bikeshare found itself in a negative feedback loop of low ridership, lean revenue, and limited facilities.

February 15, 2017 - CityLab

Ranking the U.S. Bikeshare Systems

Once a novelty, there are now bikeshare programs all over the country. Greater Greater Washington ranks 119 programs by size.

January 27, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Portland Bikeshare

Portland Bikeshare Drawing Big Crowds in First Six Months

Users of Portland's Biketown bikeshare system are choosing to rent bikes instead of driving.

January 20, 2017 - The Oregonian

Bikeshare Competitor Warned Not to Come to San Francisco

Seattle, which will be losing it's bikeshare program after just over two years, may wish to have San Francisco's problem: a second bikeshare company wants to enter the marketplace, though without permits.

January 19, 2017 - San Francisco Examiner

Pronto Bikeshare

Seattle Pulls the Plug on its Bikeshare System

Seattle's bikeshare system, known as Pronto!, will shut down in March.

January 15, 2017 - The Seattle Times

Bmorebikeshare

The Secret to Baltimore's Bikeshare Success: E-Bikes

Baltimore's still-new bike share system is off to a strong start, running 40 percent of its fleet on small electric motors.

December 13, 2016 - Greater Greater Washington

Biketown, Portland, Bike Share

Are Bikeshare Programs Successful?

Bikeshare programs were first introduced in the U.S. seven years ago. Outside Magazine investigates whether they "are actually benefiting cities and their residents."

December 6, 2016 - Outside

Capital Bikeshare

Train Commuters Moving to Bikeshare in D.C.

Capital Bikeshare's ridership numbers are benefitting from delays and other service constraints resulting from WMATA's SafeTrack maintenance program.

November 28, 2016 - The Washington Post

SEPTA Token

An Early Win for Clinton on the Penultimate Day of Election

With Pennsylvania a battleground state and Philadelphia a Democratic stronghold, ensuring that transit-dependent voters get to the polls was a given, but a transit strike beginning Nov. 1 threatened to derail access. The strike was settled Monday.

November 8, 2016 - USA Today

Baltimore Bike Share

Bikeshare Launches in Baltimore

It took six years and two returns from the dead, but Baltimore now has its own bike share system.

November 2, 2016 - Baltimore Brew

RTC Bike Share Shows Las Vegas' Bike-Friendly Side

An intrepid reporter took a tour of the new RTC Bike Share system in Las Vegas—along the way illustrating the bike-friendly realities of Sin City.

October 30, 2016 - Las Vegas Review-Journal

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