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Open Thread: Bay Area Bike Share Goes Live at Noon Today
By Aaron Bialick |
Are you planning to hop on Bay Area Bike Share when it goes live at noon today? Head to the comments section to share your expectations and observations. Do you find the bikes useful even with the limited size of the program? We want to hear about your experiences. We’ll have a full report on the […]
Bay Area Bike Share Stations Stocked and Ready for Launch Tomorrow
By Aaron Bialick |
This is it, folks: Bay Area Bike Share officially has a fleet in place for tomorrow’s launch. I know it’s tempting, but please refrain from trying to take the bikes out for a ride prematurely. Here’s where you can catch the launch events with officials in four of the participating cities tomorrow morning: San Francisco: 10:30 […]
Meet Bay Area Bike Share
By Aaron Bialick |
Update 4:53 p.m.: The SFMTA just launched a bike-share station crowdsourcing map (using, we should note, a tool from OpenPlans, Streetsblog’s parent organization). The agency wants “people’s comments on where they would like to see Bay Area Bike Share stations as well as what they think of the initial 35 station locations,” said spokesperson Ben Jose. It’s probably […]
Bay Area Bike Share Releases Pricing and Membership Details
By Aaron Bialick |
Bay Area Bike Share just got more official with a new website, Facebook and Twitter account. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced the system’s new social media presence along with its pricing and membership details: Membership rates to join Bay Area Bike Share will be $88 for an annual pass, $22 for a three-day pass and $9 for a […]
This Week: Bay Area Bike Share Launch, Calming Scott Street
By Streetsblog |
In case you haven’t heard, Bay Area Bike Share finally opens its docks this Thursday in downtown SF and four other cities down to San Jose. Also, don’t miss your chance to tell the SFMTA about the changes you’d like to see to calm car traffic on Scott Street on the Wiggle. Here are the […]
Bay Area Bike Share Off to Underwhelming Start, Early Usage Data Shows
By Aaron Bialick |
Some of the first usage data is in from Bay Area Bike Share. The data is rough, but the number of trips in the first 12 days is underwhelming compared to bike-share launches in New York or Washington, DC. The Bay Area Quality Management District is still working on getting a real-time data platform set […]