Tag: motivate

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
October 10, 2016

Motivate is out. City picks young Quebec company for new e-assist bike share system

Though it’s not final, Seattle has indicated that it intends to select a young Quebec-based company to launch an all-new electric-assist bike share system. That means both Motivate, the current Pronto Cycle Share operator, and the existing Pronto equipment are out if the deal goes through. The city is now negotiating directly with Quebec-based Bewegen…
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tagged: andrew glass hastings, bewegen, motivate, pronto emerald city cycle share, sdot
March 13, 2016

Behind the scenes of Pronto with the experts who make it all work

When you go to check out a Pronto Cycle Share bike, you probably only see the bikes and docks. You beep a bike with your key fob or swipe your credit card at a kiosk and a bike unlocks. You ride it to the station closest to your destination, push it into the dock and…
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tagged: ben bryner, city council, danielle schrimmer, demi allen, grant kahl, joe sundstrom, luna breed, motivate, pronto emerald city cycle share, ryan mckillop, shae healey
June 8, 2015

City proposes ‘massive’ Pronto Cycle Share expansion

Pronto Cycle Share is an amazing transportation tool, but only if it’s limited service area fills a hole in your specific trip. If you live in the service area, it’s amazing. If you are headed to a city center destination that is an awkward distance from an express transit route, bike share can be a…
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tagged: charles mudede, motivate, ORCA, ORCA Lift, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, sdot, TIGER