Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bike Sharing

Long Beach Bike-Share To Launch 100 Bikes At Beach Streets On March 19

By Joe Linton | Mar 10, 2016 | 6 Comments

At a kick-off event this morning, the city of Long Beach celebrated a soft launch of its new bike-share system, called Long Beach Bike Share. There are currently two stations in operation, with a dozen bikes. The system will fully publicly open at the Saturday March 19 Beach Streets open streets event. The 4-mile March 19 […]

L.A. and Santa Monica Finalize Terms For Venice Bike-Share Stations

By Joe Linton | Feb 25, 2016 | 1 Comment

Yesterday, The Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee approved terms for five Breeze bike-share stations to be located in the L.A. City neighborhood of Venice. Full details are available in the staff report [PDF] for council file 16-0176. The Santa Monica City Council approved a similar agreement earlier this week. At that meeting, the Santa Monica City […]

Gabe Klein’s Advice for Los Angeles

By Joe Linton | Nov 30, 2015 | 5 Comments

Gabe Klein is one of the United States’ top livability leaders. From the private sector, he became a maverick city transportation department head for Washington D.C., then Chicago. In leading those DOTs, he championed innovative multi-modal approaches that activate streets. He embraces bicycling, walking, and new technologies. This year, he has a new book out titled […]

Metro Planning Committee Approves Bike-Share Fare Structure

By Joe Linton | Nov 18, 2015 | 12 Comments

Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee approved the proposed bike-share fare structure. Three payment options would be offered: a $20 monthly pass, a $40 annual “flex pass,” or $3.50 per half-hour for walk-up single use. For further Metro bike-share fare details see earlier SBLA coverage on the proposal. Metro boardmembers Mike Bonin and Hilda Solis expressed “sticker […]

What Can You Get to Riding the Breeze

By Jason Islas | Nov 16, 2015 | No Comments

Last week, Santa Monica launched Breeze Bike Share, the first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County. To celebrate, more than 100 early subscribers, city staffers, and elected officials went for an inaugural ride in front of City Hall. Breeze’s 500 bikes, located at 80 hubs around the city and in Venice, mean that residents, […]

Bike-Share Has Arrived: Santa Monica Breeze Opens!

By Joe Linton | Nov 12, 2015 | 12 Comments

The first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County opened today to much fanfare. Santa Monica’s Breeze bike-share features 500 bicycles at 75 stations throughout the city of Santa Monica, plus four in adjacent Venice. The system is run by CycleHop under a contract with the city of Santa Monica. System start-up funding came from the […]

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