Tag: bike share

July 19, 2017

Spin reaches 1,000 rides in first two days, have you tried it yet?

Looking for bike share app download links, an up-to-date list of companies in operation or rules on where to park? We’ve got it all and more in our Seattle Bike Share Guide. People took 1,000 rides on Spin bikes during the company’s first two days of operations, the company said via Twitter Wednesday: Seattle, we’ve…
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tagged: bike share, pronto emerald city cycle share, spin
July 17, 2017

Bike share is now live + A handy guide to the new $1 bikes – UPDATED

Nothing costs a dollar anymore. But that’s all it costs to ride one of those bright orange or lime green bikes popping up on sidewalks and bike racks around Seattle. See our new Seattle Bike Share Guide for questions about how to get started and where to park. We will keep that page updated going…
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tagged: bike share, limebike, spin
July 7, 2017

Spin and LimeBike are first to apply for bike share permits, ready to launch once approved

Spin and LimeBike appear to be the two bike share companies most ready to get an early start on the streets of Seattle this summer. SDOT has confirmed that the companies are the only two who have yet submitted complete applications, though both permits are still under review. The city said it could take a…
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tagged: bike share, limebike, sdot, spin
June 30, 2017

Seattle is now accepting private bike share permits, first bikes could hit streets in a week or two

Bike share is coming back to Seattle. SDOT just released its permit application (PDF) for a six-month pilot program. Staff says companies should expect one to two weeks for their permits to be processed. Once approved, companies can start putting bikes on the streets and turn on their apps. The final rules are not too…
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tagged: bike share
June 9, 2017

City releases draft bike share pilot permit + List of interested companies grows to ten

Seattle took a major step closer to becoming the hub of private bike share innovation in North America today by releasing a draft version of its bike share pilot rules. This is our first look at the playing field SDOT is trying to create for a pilot program that will allow private bike share companies to…
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tagged: bike share, sdot, stationless bike share
May 3, 2017

Test riding a Bluegogo stationless bike share bike in downtown Seattle

I took a ride on what could be one of Seattle’s next bike share bikes and made it up one of downtown’s steepest hills. It was a Bluegogo bike, one of at least two companies actively pursuing Seattle as one of the first major U.S. markets to launch a low-cost, app-connected, stationless bike share service.…
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tagged: anthony desnick, bike share, bluegogo, downtown, stationless bike share