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Divvy begins expansion that will bring bike share access to 56% of Chicago residents

April 17, 2015

People can’t use a system that isn’t in their neighborhood. By this summer, Chicago will be the first U.S. city to solve this problem for most of its residents.

Invisible no more: Brownsville's neglected biking culture goes public

April 8, 2015

When the City of Brownsville decided to use bicycles to promote community health, skeptics said interest simply wasn’t there. They aren’t saying that anymore.

Black and new to biking? Try a ride on Capital Bikeshare with Black Women Bike

March 31, 2015

Laurie Ellis has had people scream at her from their cars while she’s on her bike. They have shouted, “You look good on that bike!” “You go, girl!” “I’m jealous!”

For outreach, Fort Worth B-Cycle partners with existing events

March 25, 2015

“To put on an event on our own would, if nothing else, take more manpower than we have. So, being able to piggyback off others, that makes a huge difference for us."

Bublr bike share to offer single ride and monthly pass only

March 13, 2015

Bublr in Milwaukee is moving away from the traditional payment structure of bike shares. It’s a move operators believe will make the system more attractive to residents of all income levels.

Bike mechanics emerge as key component of Citi Bike's equity efforts

March 11, 2015

Here's an underappreciated equity benefit of bike sharing: It's created a new career path into the bike industry for people good at working with their hands.

Phoenix bike share lets you park anywhere, but most people stick to docks

March 2, 2015

Phoenix and Tampa Bay are the first major cities in the United States to launch using GPS-enabled bicycles

Seattle bike share's surprisingly simple solution to a mandatory helmet law

February 23, 2015

Before Seattle launched Pronto Cycle Share in October, observers wondered how big of a setback the mayor-supported, mandatory helmet law would be.

Equitable bike sharing is about much more than credit cards

February 12, 2015

Soon after it became clear that U.S. bike-sharing systems were failing to serve most lower-income people, a conventional wisdom emerged: the barrier must be credit cards. Now, a new consensus is changing that assumption.

Arlington County is now accepting cash payments for Capital Bikeshare

January 29, 2015

One of the biggest experiments in bike share equity recently launched in an unexpected location: one of the wealthiest counties in the United States.