Through grants of up to $1,000, Philadelphia’s bike share system supports local community-based organizations. Crucially, a connection to bicycling isn’t required.
Data from the U.S. and Canada shows how shared bikes and scooters have changed transportation, providing safer, cheaper, and more accessible ways for people to get around.
In New Orleans, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is sponsoring free 30-minute Blue Bikes rides to and from clinics, doctors’ offices, or pharmacies.
The program — a partnership between The Street Trust and the City of Portland — encourages residents living with low incomes to use bike share for free.
In Los Angeles, BikeLA has been partnering with Metro Bike Share, Bicycle Transit Systems, and local community organizations to target those often left out of cycling.