Stories

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.

Citi Bike expansion will serve more public housing locations

March 5, 2015

Citi Bike's program that offers discounted memberships to some low-income New Yorkers is getting a big boost, thanks to system expansion.

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.

Nicer Rides for all neighborhoods: Equity efforts in Minnesota's bike share

February 5, 2015

Not all neighborhoods are created equal, so the outreach efforts within them shouldn’t be either.

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.

Philadelphia focus group: Market bike share to 'team chunk,' not-hipsters

January 26, 2015

“Team Chunk—plus sized. Cruisin’, weave blowing. But seriously, to see a plus size—that would be motivation. I could do it."

Bike share isn't equitable. Let's change that.

January 22, 2015

In North America, 2013 was the year of bike sharing. Now, we are working to make 2015 the year of equitable bike share.