Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bike Sharing

Metro To Vote On Bike-Share Contract With Vendor Bicycle Transit Systems

By Joe Linton | Jun 2, 2015 | 14 Comments

At its June 25 monthly meeting, the Metro Board will be voting on the contract for the initial phase of what is now optimistically called “Metro Countywide Bikeshare.” SBLA previewed the regional bike-share system in this earlier post. The initial phase is planned to include 1000+ bicycles at 60+ docking stations in downtown Los Angeles, […]

What Should Downtown L.A. Do to Get Ready for Bike Share?

By Joe Linton | Feb 26, 2015 | 11 Comments

Metro regional bike share is coming soon. If all goes as planned, a year from now, downtown Los Angeles will have system on the ground. It will include about 1,000 bikes at 65 docking stations. The system will extend from Union Station to USC. For more detail, see SBLA’s earlier preview. It’s not too early […]

Some Highlights From Yesterday’s Live Ride Share Conference

By Jason Islas and Joe Linton | Feb 24, 2015 | 20 Comments

Yesterday Transit Center, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Move L.A., and the Shared Use Mobility Center, joined forces with two dozen other organizations and businesses to host Live Ride Share. The conference was billed as the “first to focus on shared mobility in Southern California [and] highlighted […]

Long Beach To Put Downtown LB Bike Share Program Out To Bid

By Brian Addison | Jan 26, 2015 | No Comments

We have been waiting for bike share—for over two years. And it seems, Long Beach, that we are finally in the more tangible stages of receiving it. According to Nathan Baird, Mobility Coordinator for the City of Long Beach, the City will be going out to bid in the next six weeks to pursue a bike share […]

Streetsblog Talks Bike Share on KCRW 7pm Tonight

By Joe Linton | Jan 26, 2015 | No Comments

Streetsblog writer Joe Linton appears on KCRW’s Which Way L.A. tonight at 7p.m. Host Warren Olney interviews Linton and city of Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait about bike share programs. Metro is currently receiving bids for a 1000-bike downtown Los Angeles bike share system billed as a 2-year pilot. If all goes as expected, bikes will […]

Metro Regional Bike Share Expected To Open In Downtown L.A. In 2016

By Joe Linton | Jan 8, 2015 | 19 Comments

Metro is moving forward with its regional bike share system, expected to debut in downtown Los Angeles in about a year. Metro released its bike share Request for Proposals (RFP) in December 2014, with bids due January 27. A bike share contract is expected to be awarded by June, with full implementation of a 1,000-bike system […]

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