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Seattle Bikeshare: From Failure to Success in Less Than Six Months

News of the demise of the Pronto! bikeshare system in Seattle broke in February, but by the end of the year, the city is expected to have the U.S.'s largest bikeshare network.

August 28, 2017 - CNN Tech

Seattle

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

A sad day for bikeshare.

March 31, 2017 - The Seattle Times

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

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

$1.4 Million Needed to Bailout Seattle's Pronto! Bikeshare

After missing out on the latest round of TIGER grants and being stuck in acquisition limbo with the city of Seattle, the bikeshare system of Pronto is running out of money and time.

February 8, 2016 - The Seattle Times

Seattle Bikeshare Going Public

The city of Seattle is considering a significant public investment in its bikeshare system, treading where some cities have feared to tread.

October 7, 2015 - The Urbanist

Seattle Bikeshare Proposal Would Expand Service from 5 to 42 Square Miles

Seattle is showing all indications of a city ready to take its bikeshare system to the next level.

June 14, 2015 - Seattle Bike Blog

Pronto Bikeshare

Seattle Sets Bikeshare Record with the APA in Town

Planners have gathered in Seattle to enjoy the city. The city's bikeshare system is also enjoying the planners.

April 20, 2015 - James Brasuell

Seattle's Bikeshare Opens Today!

Expect to see 500 new green-and-blue shared bikes on Seattle streets or docked at 50 stations on October 13. A press conference at Pioneer Square's Occidental Park will launch Pronto Cycle Share, largely sponsored by Alaska Airlines.

October 13, 2014 - Puget Sound Business Journal

Redesign for Seattle's Notoriously Unsafe 2nd Avenue Bike Lane

Seattle is hoping to transform the 2nd Avenue bike lane from the cities worst—location of 60 bike collisions in the last four years—to a demonstration of the state-of-the-art in bike infrastructure design.

July 25, 2014 - Crosscut

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