Portland will add 500 bikes to Biketown bike share system
The expansion doubles the size of the fleet since 2000.
Portland Bike Share
Portland’s Biketown bike share system launched in 2016, but we’d been talking about it and planning for it long before that. Learn all about it in our archives below.
Lyft drops Motivate as operator of Biketown system
Lyft makes a big change and says it will help make the system more efficient
Portland bike advocates react to Biketown fee hike
Lyft is raising prices by 50% for its bike share service in Portland.
What’s your one big wish from Cycling Santa?
OK friends, we’re about to shut this thing down for a few days so we can connect with family and enjoy a break for the holiday. Taylor is back home in Denver (and getting ready to shove off to Europe for the month of January), and I’ve got family in town for Christmas and it’s … Read more
Biketown booms as system blows through record ridership
Over half a million trips have been taken on Biketown so far this year.
The Street Trust and Biketown kick off program to reel in new riders
“There’s definitely an interest in BIKETOWN, but accessing it is still a barrier for a lot of people.” -André Lightsey-Walker Last Friday, transportation advocacy non-profit The Street Trust (TST) held their first event in a series of group rides to help new people get comfortable riding around the city using Biketown, Portland’s electric bike share … Read more
Biketown and The Street Trust team up to get more people into reduced cost program
It’s a match made in multimodal heaven: Biketown, Portland’s electric bike share program, won’t rest until every Portlander is confident behind the handlebars of one of their orange bikes, and transportation nonprofit The Street Trust (TST) wants to see active transportation dominate Portland’s mode share. This morning the two organizations announced they’re embarking on a … Read more
Where have all the Biketown bikes gone?
Business at Biketown, Portland’s electric bike share program, is booming. Since rolling out its electric bikes in 2020, the service has expanded across the Portland area, and June 2022 was the highest ridership month in its history, with 50% more rides than the same period last year. Biketown’s diverse base of users can be attributed … Read more
