Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bike Sharing

Metro Bike Share Kicks-Off, System Open In Downtown L.A.

By Joe Linton | Jul 7, 2016 | No Comments

This morning a crowd of over a thousand people gathered to celebrate the opening of Los Angeles’ newest transportation system: Metro Bike Share. The system’s opening festivities took place at Grand Park. It featured music, speakers, and a ceremonial ride where cyclists rode bike-share bikes to distribute them to stations throughout downtown L.A. The Metro Bike […]

Metro Bike-Share Opens July 7, Mobility Advocates Team up for Equity

By Joe Linton | Jun 29, 2016 | 13 Comments

Southern California’s largest bike-share system, Metro Bike Share, debuts next week! Metro Bike Share will feature 1,000+ bicycles at 65+ docking stations in downtown Los Angeles. Starting July 7, Metro Bike Share will only be available to pass holders who sign up in advance. On August 1, the bike-share system will open to walk-up customers. The system is […]

Metro Sets Date To Launch DTLA Bike-Share: July 7

By Joe Linton | May 25, 2016 | 3 Comments

Downtown L.A. will get a little more bike-friendly with the launch of Metro bike-share, just announced for Thursday, July 7, 2016. Metro bike-share will include 1000+ bikes at 65 docking stations. The system is expected to expand to Pasadena in 2017, and other areas in future years. From Metro’s press release: People who live, work and […]

Councilmember Jose Huizar Promotes a More Bikeable Downtown L.A.

By Joe Linton | Apr 21, 2016 | 2 Comments

Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar is excited about the future of bicycling in downtown Los Angeles. At a press event yesterday, Huizar took a test spin on one of Metro’s bike-share bikes. SBLA Streetsie-winner Huizar sees bike-share as one key feature of “a snowball effect” virtuous cycle for central Los Angeles: more bikes on the […]

Eyes On The Street: Metro Bike-Share Really Coming To DTLA This Summer

By Joe Linton | Apr 12, 2016 | 10 Comments

It is not real until the marketing materials say it is real, right? Via friend of the blog Allison Mannos, enjoy an image from a marketing photo shoot for Metro’s exciting new bike-share system debuting in downtown Los Angeles this Summer. No start date has been announced yet. The roughly 1000-bike, 60-station system will extend […]

This Week’s Metro Committees: All-Door Boarding, Bike-Share, Parking, More

By Joe Linton | Mar 16, 2016 | 7 Comments

This week’s big Metro announcement, expected Friday, will be the fall ballot measure expenditure plan. Some early Measure R2.1 outlines are already foreshadowed here and at the Los Angeles Times. That expenditure plan will be huge news, but there is other important Metro business going on at Metro board committee meetings this week. Dollar for dollar, this week’s committee business […]

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