Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bike Sharing

Watch Multicultural Communities for Mobility’s New Bike-Share Video

By Joe Linton | Mar 17, 2017 | No Comments

MCM's new video profiles East Hollywood resident Areli, who tried out Metro's Downtown Los Angeles bike-share system and shares her first impressions and describes the potential benefits of using bike-share.

Culver City's bike-share study recommends a new smart bike operated by Metro contractor Bicycle Transit Systems. The product, pictured above, is the BCycle Dash. Image via bcycle.com

Culver City Studying Bike-Share Implementation, Including Adjacent L.A. Areas

By Joe Linton | Mar 14, 2017 | 2 Comments

Culver City's bike-share feasibility study recommends a new smart bike system operated by Metro and its vendor Bicycle Transit Systems. The system is on the agenda for Culver City's bike committee this week.

#DamienTalksSGV 24 – Editor Joe Linton’s 2017 SGV Year In Preview

By Damien Newton | Dec 15, 2016 | No Comments

This week, #DamienTalks with SBLA editor Joe Linton, who has a lot to say on what the biggest 2016 SGV story was, and what the biggest stories will be in 2017.

Metro Bike Share’s 2017 Expansion Plans: Pasadena, Venice, Port of L.A.

By Joe Linton | Oct 21, 2016 | 16 Comments

On Wednesday, the Metro Planning and Programming Committee approved funding to expand Metro Bike Share in 2017. Operated by Bicycle Transit Systems, Metro Bike Share opened in downtown L.A. in July. In 2017, Metro would expand bike-share to new service areas in Pasadena, Venice, San Pedro, and Wilmington. If the bike-share expansion plan is approved by […]

CycleHop Plans for Regional System for All Their SoCal Bike Shares

By Saul Rubin | Sep 30, 2016 | No Comments

Santa Monica’s launch of its bike sharing program last year did more than just provide an environmentally friendly way to get around the city. It set in motion a shift in thinking throughout the Los Angeles region as many other communities followed Santa Monica’s lead and added their own public bike rental programs. The new […]

Plan Calls for Car-Share, Bike-Share, Ride-Hail to Reduce Cars in L.A. County

By Joe Linton | Sep 16, 2016 | 10 Comments

This week the non-profit Shared-Use Mobility Center released its blueprint for the future of Southern California. The Los Angeles County Shared Mobility Action Plan [PDF] outlines a future for L.A. County with expanded transit, car-share, bike-share, ride-hailing, mobility hubs, and more. The plan predicts that all this will lead to 2 percent less driving, meaning […]

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