Tag: pronto emerald city cycle share

April 29, 2016

Pronto will increase free ride time to 45 min + New monthly rate costs less than Netflix

For the cost of three bus rides, you can ride Pronto Cycle Share for a month. For the first time, Pronto is offering a monthly payment option rather than paying a lump-sum for a whole year. Especially for people on a tight budget, the $7.95 monthly payments are much more accessible. You can now get…
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tagged: pronto emerald city cycle share, prontoweek, scott kubly
March 23, 2016

Pronto buyout draws ethics investigation against SDOT Director

Was it an improper conflict of interest when SDOT Director Scott Kubly started negotiations for the city to buy Pronto from the non-profit Puget Sound Bike Share? Did SDOT staff mislead the public and City Council by overstating annual member ranks during the buyout legislation process? These and other questions will be part of an…
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tagged: Ethics and Elections Commission, nicole freedman, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, sdot
March 17, 2016

U Link opening is the perfect chance to show Seattle why they bought Pronto

Now that the city owns Pronto (or will very soon, anyway), the people of Seattle need to understand why they bought it. Well, Saturday, big crowds are expected to turn out at Capitol Hill and UW Stations for the long-awaited opening of the U-Link light rail extension. You could hardly find a better time to…
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tagged: capitol hill, james wing, pronto emerald city cycle share, prontolyzer, sound transit, u district, university link, uw
March 14, 2016

City Council decides the fate of Pronto Cycle Share

The Seattle City Council will decide the fate of Pronto Cycle Share during their 2 p.m. today (Monday). Seattle Bike Blog will be there with live coverage, so be sure to check back or follow along on Twitter: @SeaBikeBlog. You can watch live online via Seattle Channel. We have written about the Pronto situation many…
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tagged: city council, pronto emerald city cycle share
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
March 3, 2016

Pronto buyout passes committee amid confusion, heads to full Council vote

At the end of the City Council Sustainability & Transportation Committee meeting Tuesday, the Pronto ordinance appeared to end in a 3-3 tie with Councilmembers Tim Burgess, Lisa Herbold and Debora Juarez voting NO and Rob Johnson, Kshama Sawant and Mike O’Brien voting YES. Even Committee Chair O’Brien thought it was a 3-3 vote, saying…
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tagged: city council, debora juarez, kshama sawant, Lisa herbold, mike o’brien, pronto emerald city cycle share, rob johnson, tim burgess, transportation committee