Tag: limebike

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
July 30, 2018

Council approves bike share expansion + ofo cites fee hike in decision to leave Seattle

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a budget action Monday for new city rules on bike share companies that will expand the number of bikes in operation, increase the fees for bike share operators and put in place new regulations around the parking of the shared bikes. The Council action also outlines $1 million in…
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tagged: bike share, city council, limebike, ofo, sdot
July 2, 2018

Lime: People in Seattle have taken 1 million trips in 11 months

People in Seattle have taken one million Lime bike share trips in about 11 months, the company announced Monday. This astounding number of rides comes from just one of three companies currently operating in the city. And because the company launched initially with only 500 bikes, gradually scaling up to 4,000 around the New Year,…
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tagged: bike share, limebike
June 6, 2018

Survey: Ahead of bike share permit update, survey says Seattleites are very supportive

The $1 Spin, Lime and ofo bikes around Seattle are very popular, appeal to wide demographics and are very often used to access transit. These are some of the findings from Seattle’s bike share permit pilot, setting the stage for the creation of a permanent permit scheme in June that could go into effect by the…
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tagged: bike share, limebike, ofo, sdot, spin
February 12, 2018

Howell: Going Steady with Lime-E

After a month of anticipation, LimeBike released 300 e-bikes into its fleet of 4,000 bikeshare bike in Seattle this past weekend, with plans to release another 200 by this Wednesday. Eventually, “Lime-Es” will comprise forty percent of LimeBike’s fleet. Here’s the thing — I had never ridden an e-bike in my life. And while I…
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tagged: bike share, electric assist, lime-e, limebike
January 9, 2018

LimeBike and Spin announce e-assist bikes, an innovation that could change bike share all over again

Yesterday, both Spin and LimeBike announced electric-assist bicycles, an innovation that — if successful — could change the bike share industry all over again. LimeBike will likely be the first to launch e-bikes in Seattle, saying in a press release that the bikes will be available “starting in January 2018.” The company is currently planning…
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tagged: bike share, electric assist, limebike, spin