Biketown says users will get multiple chances to protect their jury-trial rights
But the company didn’t say it plans to stop quietly prompting all users to waive their rights to a day in court.
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Biketown contract forces users to waive their legal rights – unless they act quickly
If you don’t opt out, say goodbye to your chances of winning a future legal claim.
Four ways Portland’s new bike share plan could flop
Third in a four-part series on bikesharing in Portland.
Portland overhauls bike share plan, braces to launch with or without a sponsor
The city is planning to skip a generation of bike-sharing technology.
NYC investment company buys Alta Bicycle Share, hires former transit CEO
A local bike business that bootstrapped its way into the national spotlight and then ran into an avalanche of problems has sold.
First look at locally made ‘Truck Trike’ headed for NYC
Check out the awesome, Portland-made cargo trike that’s headed to New York City on a special mission for Citi Bike.
Startup by former Alta executives scores Philadelphia bike share contract
A bike share operations startup founded by five ex-Alta Bicycle Share employees, three of them based in Portland, scored a major new contract Thursday.
Portland made ‘Truck Trike’ will help haul Citi Bikes in New York
A local company has created a special cargo trike that will soon be at work on the streets of Manhattan rebalancing bikes in the CitiBike Bike Share system.
3 lessons for Portland as Citi Bike struggles to break even
Readers may be hoping for signal in all this noise. I’ll give it a shot.
Alta Bicycle Share teams up with former PBSC tech provider
Alta Bicycle Share announces partnership with 8D Technologies to deploy “next generation” of bike share systems.
Key supplier to Portland’s bike share vendor files for bankruptcy (updated)
In order to continue operating, the company has been granted the right to ignore some of its debts and negotiate with its creditors on any other available ways to compensate them.
10 key details from Portland’s bike share proposal and contract
As public bikesharing systems continue to become standard public services in cities around the country, what’s the deal with Portland’s?