Tag: bike share

November 19, 2018

Uber’s JUMP launches their lock-to, slightly cheaper e-bikes in central Seattle

After months of delays getting the new bike share permit in place and through environmental review, Uber’s JUMP launched in Seattle this morning. They join Lime, which has had a temporary monopoly on bike share in town since early summer when Spin and ofo left. The company is launching 300 bikes initially with plans to…
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tagged: bike share, jump
October 5, 2018

More than 3,000 Lime users contact city asking for scooter share

Lime launched a digital campaign Wednesday to encourage its users to contact Seattle city leaders and ask them to allow scooter share. In just one day, the company says more than 3,000 people have done so. Before ofo and Spin left town in July, people in Seattle were taking more than 200,000 bike share trips…
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tagged: bike share, limebike, scooter share
September 12, 2018

KOMO: Sabotaged bike share brakes may have caused teen to crash

An 18-year-old who was hospitalized this week after a crash near the University Bridge may be the first victim of a bike share vandal who cut the brake lines on his Lime e-bike. The teen is in stable condition, reports Gabe Cohen of KOMO News. If caught, the person who cut those brakes could be…
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tagged: bike share, crime, gabe cohen, komo, limebike
August 20, 2018

Seattle’s next bike share battle could be between Lime, Uber and Lyft + Let’s start a scooter pilot

Though it’s been scaling back its efforts for a while now, Spin has officially announced an end to its bike share service in Seattle. Citing an increase in fees and the decision not to include scooters in the city’s updated permit, Spin will not be applying for the next year of operations. With ofo already…
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tagged: bike share, jump, limebike, lyft, motivate, scooter share, uber
August 17, 2018

Police release video of person snipping bike share brake cables

Seattle Police have released a surveillance video of a person in Sodo seen snipping bike share brake cables on more than one occasion, and they’re asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect. For months, brake cables on bike share bike have been cut all over the city, posing a very serious safety hazard for…
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tagged: bike share, crime, sodo, spd
August 13, 2018

Lime’s expanded discount program lets people pay in cash, unlock 5¢ bikes with a text

A nickel. In 2018, there is essentially nothing that costs a nickel. But that’s all it costs for qualifying low-income users to unlock a Lime pedal bike under the company’s newly-expanded Lime Access program ($5 for 100 rides). And qualifying users (see #4 below) can also now pay in cash and unlock bikes using any…
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tagged: bike share, limebike, ORCA Lift